The Chinese Communist Party
Notes:
- After Mao fled he began to rebuild the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
- Mao built a party on the peasantry (no urban workers to deal with)
- Chiang caught hard to rid the CCP from their stronghold even as the Japanese began to invade Manchuria
- CCP fought guerrilla warfare
SUMMARY :
After Mao Zedong fled, he rebuilt the CCP. He build the party on peasantry and gained support by fighting off the Japanese. Used Guerrilla warfare tactics like hit and run attacks, moving quickly and taking advantages of enemy weaknesses.
Quotes:
"If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience."
- Mao Zedong
- Mao Zedong
Subjunctive questions:
What if the CCP had not gained as much trust?