1. The Interwar Era 1919 - 1939 China

2. WOULD YOU MARCH 6,000 MILES FOR YOUR BELIEFS? And why am I asking???

3. The Inside Story In 1934, the civil war in China was going poorly for the Chinese Communist Army. The Communists were trapped near their base in Southeastern China, with some 700,000 nationalist troops, known as the Guomindang, waiting to attack. Communist leaders knew they needed to escape to continue their struggle for a Communist China.

4. That October, the remaining 100,000 Communist troops and supporters broke through Guomindang lines and fled toward Northern China. Led by Mao Zedong, they struggled to cross rivers and swamps and to climb over high, snow-covered mountains in their search for safety. During the first three months of their journey, the Communists faced near-constant attacks from the Guomindang air force and ground troops. Many marchers died as a result.

5. Finally… After traveling thousands of miles across some of the harshest terrain in China, the Communists arrived at a safe haven. ONLY 8,000 of the marchers had survived. In the years to come, however, their vision of a Communist China would get closer to reality.

6. China after WW I 1917: China declared war on Germany – Hoped that after the war, grateful Allies would return German-controlled Chinese territories to China. 1919: Treaty of Versailles – gave Germany’s Chinese territories to Japan, which had captured this land during the war. Chinese saw this as a sign that the world still saw it as a weak nation. The Result?

7. The May 4 th Movement Thousands of angry students in Beijing demand change! Strikes and protests swept the country!

8. Who holds the future in China? Some support the Guomindang! Nationalists Anti-Communists Led by Jiang Jieshi (jee- AHNG jee-ay-SHEE) aka Chiang Kai-shek 1927: Kai-shek attacked Communists in several cities killing thousands of people- marking the beginning of the Chinese Civil War Some are Communists! Survivors of the 1927 attacks are led by Mao Zedong 1934: Mao led 100,000 Communists supporters on a 6,000 mile trek through China Purpose of the Long March: to find a safe place for Chinese communists - *only 8,000 survived

9. The Nanking Massacre 1937 The Chinese will unite against the Japanese!