COLLAPSE OF IMPERIAL CHINA WHAT CAUSES THE CHINESE WAR & WHY DOES THE FIGHTING STOP?

WHICH STATEMENT DO YOU AGREE WITH & WHY? 1.“Knowledge is difficult, action is easy.” ~ Sun Yixian 2.“Knowing what to do is easier than doing it.” ~Confucius 3. “Power comes from the barrel of a gun.” ~Mao Zedong

CHINA  Overthrow of the last Emperor of China 1911  Nationalist group led by Sun Yixian led overthrow  Group is called Kuomintag (KMT)  Sun believes in nationalism, democracy, equality  KMT takes over government  Sun becomes president of new Republic of China 1912  Lacks support of wealthy landowners  Landowners become warlords  Warlords form their own armies and governments  Challenge Sun’s KMT  General Chinese public upset about terms of Treaty of Versailles  Former German sphere’s of influence given to Japan  Students from Beijing University begin protesting during the May Fourth Movement,  Brought attention to the failing government. Down with Western Imperialism!

CHINA  May Fourth protesters are led by Mao Zedong  Western countries refuse to give Sun’s new government support  Mao says, USSR can help  USSR helps -  Mao & communists must be allowed to join KMT  Sun dies 1925  Jiang Jiesh controls KMT  Mao helps Jiesh beat warlords  Jiesh turns on communists  Mao & communists flee to exile

 US & Britain recognize Jiesh’s government.  Mao begins organizing army while in exile  Calls for communist revolution  Trains peasants in guerilla warfare  Mao’s army attacks KMT  Civil War breaks out  After years, KMT is beating Mao’s army  Mao retreats  “The Long March”  Nationalist chase communists  370 days; 8,000 miles  1937 Japan invades Manchuria  Truce between Mao & KMT  Combine forces to fight Japan! CHINA