1. Long March
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2. Long March
Chiang Kai-Shek was determined to destroy the “Red Bandits.”
Led the Guomindang in a series of “extermination campaigns.”
Guomindang harassed Mao’s retreating army throughout Long March.
Mao’s forced used guerilla tactics to fight back.
Communists enforced strict discipline, which soldiers were told to treat peasants politely, pay for goods they want, and avoid damaging crops.
At the end of the Long March, the Communists set up a new base in a remote region of northern China, where Mao would rebuild his forces and plot new strategies for fighting the Guomindang.

3. Overview
The Long March was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China.
It was a series of 5 Marches, where various Communist armies in the south, escaped to the north and the west.

4. Red-hatched areas show Communist enclaves
Red-hatched areas show Communist enclaves. Areas marked by a blue “X” were overrun by Guomindang forces during the Fourth Encirclement Campaign, forcing the Fourth Red Army (north) and the Second Red Army (south) to retreat to more western enclaves (open dotted lines). The solid dotted line is the route of the First Red Army from Jiangxi. The withdrawal of all three Red Armies end in the northeast enclave of Shaanxi.

5. Most famous march Started in the Jiangxi province in October 16,1934.
Ended in Shaanxi province in October 10, 1935
Traveled over 6,000 miles in over 370 days to escape.
Crossed 18 mountain ranges and 24 rivers

9. Communists Communists enforced strict discipline and enforced:
Three Rules of Discipline
1. prompt obedience to orders
2. no confiscation of peasant property
Prompt delivery directly to authorities of all items confiscated from landlords
Eight Points for attention.
1. Be polite when speaking
2. Be honest when buying and selling
3. Return all borrowed articles
4. Pay compensation for everything damaged
5. Do no hit or swear at others
6. Do not damage crops
Do not harass females
Do not mistreat prisoners

10. Why do you think the Communist leaders enforced these rules?

11. Aftermath
Mao Zedong started the journey with about 100,000 of his followers. By the end of the journey, only about 8,000 of the marchers remained.
“The Long March is also a seeding-machine. It has sown many seeds in eleven provinces, which will sprout, grow leaves, blossom into flowers, bear fruit, and yield a crop.”