HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Communist Party Of China, Sun Yat-Sen, Chiang Kai-Shek
24 Oct 2018
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Not as developed and strong but find success in their revolution and secure their control in 1920: well known in china in 1919. Communism and socialism can be options for government. Inspired by the ideas of success through marx and lenin: socialist youth corps created in 1920, chinese communist party formed on july 1, 1921 in shanghai. The nationalist party (kuomintang/guomindang): sun yatsen"s program of reform, supported by an army, creation of the nationalist party in 1919. Found support from wealthy and upper-class individuals with change, but not radically transform with a moderate style. Militarize the political party to meet warlord challenges: create a government to defeat the warlords or winning them over. Union with the marxists and ussr: yatsen is willing to get support from wherever he can. Advisors are sent to china, communist works are translated to chinese. Failure to receive support from the west, he accepts it from ussr and coexistences with the ccp: united front formation.
