Topic 11: Causes, Practices and Effects of Wars - C4 - Chinese Civil War

Question 1

Causes

Answer 1

Territorial
Economic
Ideological
Political

Question 2

Economic

Answer 2

Peasants and Subsistence Farming
Inequality and Poverty
Impact of Warlordism
Inflation and Corruption in the government (weakened Manchu regime)
Foreign Exploitation

Question 3

Ideological

Answer 3

Taiping Rebellion 1850-64
Self-Strengthening Movement 1861-1895
Boxer Rebellion 1899
White Terror April 1927
Communism vs. Nationalism
Influence of Foreign Ideologies (USSR,Marx)

Question 4

Political

Answer 4

Foreign Explotation
Failure of Central Authority
Struggle for Legitimacy
Yuan
GMD is established

Question 5

Territorial

Answer 5

Control of Strategic Areas
Fragmentation, Lack of Unity and Warlordism
May the Fourth Movement
The First United Front
Northern Expedition

Question 6

Practice and Outcomes (Events-Who won and why?)

Answer 6

Guerilla
Mobilisation of human & economic resources
Foreign Intervention
Leadership

Question 7

Guerilla

Answer 7

Guerrilla tactics
Mobilization of Peasants
Hit-and-Run Tactics
Flexible and Adaptive Approach
Sustained Pressure and Expansion

Question 8

Mobilisation of human & economic resources

Answer 8

The mobilisation of encirclement was an overall failure for the GMD
The Long March
The Luding Bridge
After the CCP arrives in Ya’an Shaanxi 1935
The Sino-Japanese War on the GMD
Self-Sufficiency Programs
War Economy
Control Over Resource-Rich Areas

Question 9

Foreign Intervention

Answer 9

USSR Support for the CCP
US Army Dixie Mission July 1944-March 1947
US Support for the GMD

Question 10

Leadership

Answer 10

Jiang Jieshi:
Military Background
Strong centralized control
Anti-Communism
Dependence on Foreign Aid

Mao Zedong
Peasant-Based Strategy
Guerrilla Warfare Tactics
Political education and morale
Adaptability
Charisma

Question 11

Effects (Results,Consequences)

Answer 11

Political
Economic
Social

Question 12

Political

Answer 12

Consolidation of Communist Power (One-part state)
International Relations
PRC with the Soviet bloc (Globalisation of the Cold War)
Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations

Question 13

Economic

Answer 13

Land and Industrial Reforms
Nationalisation of Economy
Economic Isolation
The Great Terror

Question 14

Social

Answer 14

3.5 mil killed
Social Mobility and Equality
Religious Revolution
Education and Healthcare:
Cultural Revolution
Positive impact on Women - Marriage LAw 1950