Chinese Civil War

We will now begin a study of the origins and course of the Chinese Civil War, which was a battle for China between the Kuomintang forces led by Chinag Kai-Shek (sometimes called Nationalists), and the Communists led by Mao Tse-tung.  The years given are 1927-1950, although there were periods of time when they worked together (Second United Front) to oust the Japanese.  We will use excerpts from the book Wild Swans as well as the main text, A History of Asia .  The first homework is to read in the History of Asia book pages 341-346, and to come to the College Fair.

Questions to think about:

What makes good government?
What challenges did the KMT face?
What better options did the Communists give?

The homework for tonight (9/30) is to define/identify the following terms:

Xi'an Incident and 2nd United Front

Blue Shirts

Whampoa Military Academy

For now, ignore the TIGER BEATING SQUADS.

Long March Facts and details:

http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=60=2


HW: 10/2/2013

Find two pieces of Chinese Propaganda and explain what they mean and how they were used.