Notes
Sun Yat Sen and Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-Chek
- Led to Kuomintang
- Had trouble getting foreign aid because they were socialist (except USSR)
- Wanted to establish a socialist democracy
- Country is dominated by warlords
Chiang Kai-Chek
- Became leader of Kuomintang in 1925 after Yet Sen died
- Communist, Mao Zedong, was a leader of propaganda
- Soon controlled all of China south of the Yangste River
- Rid his party of Communists, killed many while others like Mao fled to remote parts of China
Summary
Sun Yat Sen was leader of the Kuomintang who wanted to create a socialist-democratic government, but most of China was run by warlords. Chiang took over and rid the Kuomintang of any communists. Mao was amongst them and fled to remote parts of the country.
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Subjunctive Question
What would have happened if Chiang was not able to rid of the communists?
Quotes
"If the idea of revolution is to win out, it must be through political enlightenment. It is useless to try to impose it by force of arms."
- Sun Yat Sen
- Sun Yat Sen