1. Ideological differences between the CCP and the KMD
Chinese Communist Party
KMD
Communist ideology. Ultimate aim of communism is to create an equal classless society, in which the state has withered away. 
Mao adopts Soviet communism to Chinese conditions. For example, the peasant class is seen as the revolutionary class. 
Mao also wants to revolutionize Chinese society. 1) Eradicate rural poverty through collective ownership. 
Replace traditional Chinese values with CCP values. Abolish foreign influence, and especially western influence. 
The key difference between the two parties s that CCP want a central economy whilst KMT wants to maintain capitalism 
Starts of with Sun-Yat-Sen as the leader. He is the leader from   Three main principles:  1) Nationalism (take away foreign influence)  2) People’s democracy (establish a democratic state)  3) People’s livelihood (establish socialism, where the poor benefit) 
Chiang Kai-Shek   -Chiang shifts KMT ideology to the right. He focuses more on nationalism. Chiang’s shift to the right leads to the white terror in Shanghai in 1927