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
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
Communists & Nationalists: the United Front
Protests against the Treaty of Versailles University students burn Japanese goods
Student protest during May 4th Movement
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
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?
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?
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!