The Long March

What was Chiang's response to the CCP trying to cross the Yen Tsi river

Burned most ships

1927

Chang Kai sheng orders purge of CCP and kills thousands and disperses thousands more to the country side

Change that happened in 1930

Civil war

What was the main cause of defeat when crossing the Tati river

Delay

Under Mao's leadership, what did the CCP do

Dinerillo warefare

Two stories of long march

Fictional and real

What did Soviet Union mean to different people

For communists, it was their dream made real For the aristocrats and government it was evidence that the communists were a threat

From where and to where did the Long March take place

Fukien to Shensi

Where does the red army end up after marching

Isolated in north eastern China

Communist before 1927

Isolated to small parts of eastern urban centers. In middle class. Low threat of revolution

Where did the CCP go after Chiangmai Kai sent a large army to crush their southern army

Traveled west to a iron-chain suspension bridge.

What caused the Reds to suffer heavy losses in the breaking of the four defense lines

Vast transport number Straight line that allowed easy survalance

How did the CCP get close to the Tatu river so quickly and how did they cross

Went through and stuck a deal with the Lolos tribe woods. Suprise stole the ferries on the southern side.

How long was the Long March?

6,000 miles Said to be 25,000

Chang Kai-Shek rule

After dealing with the communists, attacks opposition and creates resentment.

What was a pest that attacked CCP during March and scouted them

Air ships

What was the Guomindang made of?

Mixed bunch of nationalist parties including warlords and CCP

What does Chang Kai Zheng call the CCP

Radicals and threats to government

How did the CCP avoid the hundred thousand troops and heavy barricades when trying to cross the Yen Zi

Sent a small group of Red soldiers to enter Yunnan and threaten capital, made enemies frantically regroup to stop what they thought as the whole army. The rest of the army moved west to Lengkai, to cross the Yen Tsi

What was the CCP's response to the burning of most boat to cross Yen Tsi

Sent small group of soldiers to sneak up to a northern bank forts as Nanjing soldiers and get boats

How did the CCP get past the enemy holding the iron chain bridge

Sent thirty soldiers with Grenada's across the bridge to take the other side.

Impact of 1927 purge

Spread communists to western countryside with 70% of people. Mostly peasants and connect to communism. 1930, regroup and develope early red army

After breaking through the fourth defense line, where did the Reds go to?

Straight line to Szechuan province in north to combine with fourth army

Long March

The 6,000-mile (9,600-kilometer) flight of Chinese Communists from southeastern to northwestern China. The Communists, led by Mao Zedong, were pursued by the Chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek.

Mao Tse Tung (Mao Zedong)

leader of communist China during the Chinese Civil war