HISTORY 3EC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Chiang Kai-Shek, Sun Yat-Sen, Zhou Enlai
19 Jun 2018
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#13 Reading & Class Notes for Oct 23 & Oct 25
Sun Yat Sen
Oct 10, 1911: Qing overthrown (long hair Queus were cut)
Rep. of China established, Sun becomes president, KMT formed
Three People’s Principles: “Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood”
KMT Figures
Sun Yat Sen (married to Song Qingling)
Chiang Kai Shek (married to Song Mailing)
CCP Figures
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
Otto Brown (Li Der) (comintern from Germany)
May Fourth Movement
1919: Mass student protest of 21 Demands and Treaty of Versailles
Northern Expedition
China sides with USSR (others wanted to divide China)
CCP becomes a part of KMT
Sun Yat Sen dies of cancer
Chiang Kai Shek leads a successful Northern Expedition generalissimo
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Chiang Kai Shek
In Shanghai, Chiang moved in on unsuspecting Communists
Five Campaigns
Mao grows Communist base; he believed in peasant revolt
Red Army is formed with Zhu De
Chiang attacks Communists four times loses to guerilla warfare
On fifth attack, Communists (with Li Der) change to conventional tactics
lost badly
Long March
17 miles a day for over a year
Chiang: Nationalists won because they were superior
Mao: Communists lost because Otto Brown was wrong Zhou Enlai sides
with Mao Mao becomes CCP leader; CHN loses USSR support
Harsh conditions led to unquestionable loyalty to Mao
World War II
1932: Japan attacks Manchuria
United Front
Chiang is kidnapped by right hand man released on condition that
KMT/CCP would cooperate
United Front is formed, but JP easily overpower CHN (Beijing, Shanghai,
Nanking in 5 months)
Chiang tried to stop JP by flooding Yellow R. led to many civilian losses +
JP still advanced
Chiang moves inland to buy time (Chongqing)
Yanan Spirit
Northern communist base
Members were trained and sent to increase membership (moderate
reform; didn’t attack rich)
John Stilwell
1941: United Front ends, Pearl Harbor leads to US support of CHN
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Document Summary
#13 reading & class notes for oct 23 & oct 25. Oct 10, 1911: qing overthrown (long hair queus were cut) Rep. of china established, sun becomes president, kmt formed. Three people"s principles: nationalism, democracy, and livelihood . Sun yat sen (married to song qingling) Chiang kai shek (married to song mailing) Otto brown (li der) (comintern from germany) 1919: mass student protest of 21 demands and treaty of versailles. China sides with ussr (others wanted to divide china) Chiang kai shek leads a successful northern expedition generalissimo. In shanghai, chiang moved in on unsuspecting communists. Mao grows communist base; he believed in peasant revolt. Red army is formed with zhu de. Chiang attacks communists four times loses to guerilla warfare. On fifth attack, communists (with li der) change to conventional tactics lost badly. 17 miles a day for over a year. Chiang: nationalists won because they were superior.
