BELLWORK: February 11 th 1.Why was regionalism a problem? Include warlords! 2.Describe the Comintern.…

BELLWORK: February 11th 1. Why was regionalism a problem? Include warlords!2. Describe the Comintern. What was their role in the Chinese

Civil War?3. Explain the First United Front. Include reasons they united, as

well as, reasons they dismantled. 4. What was the Jiangxi Soviet? How did the GMD attempt to

exterminate them? Were they successful? Why or why not?5. Describe the strategies of the GMD & Red Army.6. THINKER: How was Maoist ideology different from traditional

Marxism?

Rule of Yuan & emergence of Sun Yixian

• Yuan Shikai• Sun Yixian• 3 Principles of GMD:

– Democracy– Nationalism– People’s livelihood

(economic reform & land redistribution…. USSR viewed as socialism)

BELLWORK TOPICS…. Let’s do something different!!!

• Regionalism & warlords • Influence of the USSR & Comintern• Communists & Nationalists: the United Front• Break up of United Front & “purification

movement”• Jiangxi Soviet

Why was regionalism a problem?

Regionalism & warlords

Describe the Comintern. What was their role in the Chinese Civil War?

Influence of the USSR & CominternInfluence of USSR

• Sun Yixian & Jiang Jieshi; founders of the Whampoa Military Academy in Moscow. Funded by USSR & used to train GMD officers

Comintern• Communist International: organization formed in

Moscow in 1919• Goal was to spread communism and overthrow

the international bourgeoisie• Funded international revolts to increase

communism• Dissolved by Stalin in 1943

Explain the First United Front. Include reasons they united, as well as, reasons they dismantled.

Communists & Nationalists: the United Front

Protests against the Treaty of Versailles University students burn Japanese goods

Student protest during May 4th Movement

Northern Expedition

Break up of United Front & “purification movement”

The former GMD headquarters in Taipei City; seen as a symbol of the party's wealth and dominance

Mao Zedong

Led Chinese Communist Party

(CCP)

Supported by USSR and peasants

People Involved

Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek)

Led Nationalist Party: Guomindang

(GMD)

Supported by US

People Involved

What was the Jiangxi Soviet? How did the GMD attempt to exterminate them? Were they successful? Why or why not?

Jiangxi Soviet

GMD troops rounding up Communist prisoners

Describe the strategies of the GMD & Red Army.

Five Encirclement Campaign

“The enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy halts, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we pursue.” Mao 1929

Divisions within the CCP & Mao’s goals

Discuss: How were Mao’s strategies different than traditional Marxism?

HOMEWORK• Read packet until pg. 270 – second phase of

Civil War• Due MONDAY!

Review Game: Pig Farm

Review Game…. Still thinking of a name

• Divide into teams• One person will give clues, the other will guess clues• All terms relate to long/short term causes of the CCW• You cannot spell the word, say any part of the word,

act out, point, etc.• Whichever team guesses the most terms correctly in

three minutes will win extra credit!

United Front

Manchu Rule

Guomindang

Sun Yixian

Warlords

Peasants

Chinese Communist Party

“Three Principles”

May Fourth Movement

Jiangxi Soviet

Regionalism

Northern Expedition

Comintern

Mao Zedong

Purification Movement

Spheres of Influence

Red Army

Guerrilla Warfare