Chiang Kai-Shek and the Kuomintang
Notes:
Chiang Kai-shek
Sun Yat Sen and the Kuomintang:
- Became leader of the Kuomintang in 1925 after Sun Yat Sen died
- Communist, Mao Zedong, was 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
Sun Yat Sen and the Kuomintang:
- Led the Kuomintang
- Had trouble getting foreign aid because they were socialist (except USSR)
- Wanted to establish a socialist democracy
- Country was dominated by warlords
SUMMARY :
Kuomintang socialist party supported by Soviets. Nobody else supported for fear of Communism. After Chiang gained control over city he went after people in his party that were Communist. He hunt them down and killed them. There was a split in the Communist party
Quotes:
“An individual should not have too much freedom. A nation should have absolute freedom.”
-Sun Yat Sen
-Sun Yat Sen
Subjunctive questions:
If Chiang had not gone after the communist in the party, would it have turned completely communist or would it have stayed split? What impact would that have on the country?