Results of Long March & Leadership of Mao
What percentage of the CCP's Red Army was lost during the Long March?
Almost all of the Red Army died - only about 1 in 10 survived.
Why did the CCP establish Yenan as it's headquarters?
Yan'an was far away & safe, so the CCP made it their home.
What was Mao's goal during the 'Organization Phase'?
Mao wanted to grow the CCP & get more people to join.
Why did peasants & factory workers initially support the KMT during the Northern Expedition?
People liked the KMT at first because it promised to fix China.
According to the text, what event temporarily led to a truce between the CCP and the KMT?
Japan attacked China, so the CCP & KMT stopped fighting for a while.
What ideas did Mao outline in On New Democracy (1940)?
Mao wanted China to mix freedom, teamwork & fairness.
Why did some urban factory workers & small businessmen support CCP?
Some workers liked the KMT because it helped their jobs & businesses.
How was the Nationalist Government involved in China's opium trade?
The KMT secretly made money from selling drugs.
What province did the surviving members of the CCP establish a base in after the Long March?
The CCP set up camp in Shaanxi after the Long March.
How did foreign visitors like Edgar Snow & Norman Bethune view life in Yenan?
Visitors said Yan'an was fair & full of hard-working people.
How did CCP propaganda portray it's role in resisting Japanese aggression?
The CCP said they were the heroes fighting Japan.
What was the main purpose of Chiang's New Life Movement introduced in 1934?
Chiang's New Life Movement tried to teach people to behave better.
Who transformed the Long March from a military defeat into a perceived victory through propaganda?
Mao made the Long March sound like a brave & important journey.
What was the main purpose of the CCP's land reform policy?
The CCP wanted to give land to poor farmers.
What even in July 1937 marked the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War?
A fight at Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 started the war.
What happened to the promised land redistribution under Chiang's government?
The KMT didn't give land to poor people like they said they would.
What did Mao Tse-Tung claim the Long March was, besides a manifesto & a propaganda force?
Mao said the Long March spread ideas, gave hope & planted seeds for change.
What was the outcome of Mao's Rectification Campaign?
Mao got rid of people who didn't agree with him and took control.
What agreement in 1933 formally recognized Japan's control of Manchuria?
In 1935, China let Japan take over Manchuria.
How did the KMT's failures against Japanese aggression affect its popularity after 1937?
The KMT lost respect because they didn't stop Japan.