Two Revolutions in China

Remember: Spheres of Influence?

A Region (sphere) where foreigners were given special economic privileges.

They could become wealthy and powerful and CUT THE CHINESE OUT!

Who’s Sticking Up For the Chinese you ask?

Remember Pu’Yi, the last Qing emperor?

The Qing Empire was

overthrown in 1911 (That was the FIRST Revolution)

Who Overthrew the Qing?The NATIONALISTS!!

The nationalists are also called the Guomindang.

They declare China a

REPUBLIC!!

Where regions can VOTE and send representatives to government.

KIND OF LIKE US!

BUT, it wasn’t that easyThe Nationalists kicked out the foreigners

They fought against the warlords (other Chinese) who had created their own armies to control different regions.

BUT, they started fighting amongst themselves

WHY???

The NationalistsOne side run by…

Chiang Kai Shek

He was a Capitalist

He led the Army

The other side run by…

Mao Zedong

He was a Communist

Originally these guys worked together, BUT…

In 1925, Chiang took over control of the whole nationalist organization

He kicked out all the Communists!

The Long March•They had to march 8,000 miles over 370 days to escape.•Mao and his followers were forced to flee the Nationalist Army

•Out of 100,000 men, 7,000 survived!•During this time they won the support of the peasants in China

•They took land and weapons from the warlords and gave it to the peasants

A New Enemy Arrives

Nationalist and Communist armies stop fighting each other, to fight Japan.

The common enemy!Japan Invades in 1931

Japan Loses WWII and leaves China in 1945

The COLD WAR starts

Communism vs. Capitalism

USA vs. Soviet Union

How will China lean?? Communist or Capitalist?

China’s Civil War(1945-1949)

• Nationalists vs. Communists» Also known as the Communist Revolution

USA backs Chiang and the Nationalists

The Communists are backed by the Soviet Union and 800 million peasants

1949- The Communists Win!!

OUCH!!

Chiang Kai Shek fled to TaiwanHe set up the Chinese Republic of Taiwan (ROC)

Mao set up the People’s Republic of China (PRC)

The United States continued to recognize Chiang as the real leader of China!

This continued until 1971!!