Mao Tse-Tung (Zedong)
Notes
- After he fled he began to rebuild the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
- Mao built party on the peasantry (no urban workers to deal with)
- Chiang fought hard to rid the CCP from their stronghold even as the Japanese began to invade Manchuria
- CCP fought guerrilla warfare
- Mao led his Red Army on a 9,000 km retreat across China
- Lost 3/4ths of his army
- Settle in the north (Shensi) where he forms the Yenan Soviet
- CCP began to gain power due to their resistance of the Japanese
- Kuomintang was more worried about fighting the CCP
Summary
Mao Zedong was considered one of the worst leaders China has ever seen. He was a dictator who led the Chinese communist party. He appealed at first to the poor class of Chinese, and won their support over the others. After, He took over the entire country slowly by fighting both the Koumintang and the Japanese in Manchuria. He is famous for his Long March, across 9'000 km of Chinese territory to escape the Koumintang. Mao Zedong was a terribly leader for China, and one not particularly popular in History.
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Do you think that Mao was a bad person at heart, or did power take him down the road of despair?
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"New things have to experience difficulties and setbacks as they grow."
- Mao Zedong
- Mao Zedong