Important Info
Who won the Chinese Civil War
The Communist's
Who was the leader of the Communists
Mao Zedong
Who was the leader of the Nationalists
Chiang Kai-Shek
Why did the peasants side with the communists
Communists promised to divide land among farmers
What was the Red Gaurds
Militia units formed by high school and college students
Who are the two groups fighting in the Chinese Civil War
Nationalist's & Communist's
What did the leader of the communists dub China's new name to be
The People's Republic of China
How did the Nationalists lose
They became increasingly ineffective and hostile towards the Chinese people
Who had the advantage during the Chinese Civil War
Communist's
What was the Great Leap Forward
A long term communist plan made by Mao Zedong
What caused the Chinese Civil war to pause
World War II/ Japan invading
What was the 6,000-mile, year-long journey made by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers in 1934 through China's mountains, marshes, and rivers
The Long March
Why did the Nationalist's lose support from the Chinese people
They ignored the needs of the peasants
What was the advantage of the winning party during the Chinese Civil war
Popularity
Where did the Dalai Lama flee to after the Chinese took control of Tibet
India
After World War II, how long did the Chinese Civil War last
1946-1949
(3 years)
Who allied with China after the war
The Soviets
Who allied with Taiwan after the war
The United States
What caused the war
Nationalist government recognized by the world but a Communist party growing in the countryside
What was the Cultural Revolution
Uprising led by the Red Guards to make peasants and workers equal
Which country was created by the losers of the Chinese Civil war
Taiwan
Why did the communist plan fail
Peasants didn't want to work
Why did many Nationalist's join the Communists
Because of the collapsing economy
What was thename of the last Chinese dynasty in the late 1800s
What were peasants forced to do during the Great Leap Forward
Join communes