The Communist Party's Successful Gain of China In the early 20th century China was facing historical difficulties leading to a big change. The poor peasants in China did not own their own land and had to pay heavy rents and taxes to the landlords. Desperately poor and illiterate, they were vulnerable to disease, draught, food and famine. This is a very important reason why the Communist came into power. The Nationalists controlled South China in the year of 1928
The United States Involvement In The War In Vietnam There were many reasons why the US became increasingly involved in the Vietnam War, and when all linked together they explain why. In this essay I will explain all aspects of why the US got involved and then I will summarise all the points at the end. Since the 1880’s, France had controlled an area of eastern Asia called Indo-China, which consisted of Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. In 1940, France was at war with
Setting the Scene: China had experienced a turbulent century prior to the Communist Party taking power. It has a long Confucius heritage but was plagued by foreign imperialism, weak governments, Japanese invasion and civil war until 1949. Mao and the Communist Party sought to transform China into a Communist society following the ideology of Marxist-Leninism. They established measures to transform China into a totalitarian state. This required the Communist Party to have complete power and control over
In China between the years 1925 to 1950 myriad changes were occurring. Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party joined forces against Japan. During the time 1925 to 1950 in China, relationships between the Communist Party and the peasants grew through the defense against a common enemy, mutual support, and the establishment of equality. The Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese peasants had a common hatred for the Japanese abiding in China who had invaded their territory. Both groups found
During World War Two China was considered the USA’s greatest ally in Asia. In 1949 when China was taken over by the the communist, many people were shocked. The subsequent search for an explanation of what took place in China shook-up the US government creating poisonous blame and accusations that would set back America diplomacy and foreign policy for many years. During World War Two The United States and China had a strong allyship. During the war the United states helped china with basic training
in Modern-day China Over the course of history, many violent revolutions have brought forth new leaders and new ideas. They came in a great many forms and in response to a variety of circumstances. However, the Communist Revolution in China remains perhaps the greatest recent example. Not only because it took more than two decades to complete, but also because there was an attempt to institutionalize revolution after some initial changes to build state infrastructure. China is an incredibly
Soviet Union, America, and China would not have gotten involved in a civil war that would have remained in the country. Because of the cold war it defined how the Vietnam War would be fought. Interesting fact, “the conflict in Vietnam stemmed from the interaction of two major phenomena of the post WWII era, DECOLONIZATION—the dissolution of colonial empires—and the cold war” (18). NATIONALISM during this era was on a rise in many colonial empires, further more the European powers were weak from WWII. The
Report of the significance of Mao Zedong’s leadership Part 1: Introduction Overview Over the course of Mao’s leadership from 1949 until his death in 1976 we can see the significance of his leadership and what made him a good and bad leader. Mao had made some very good decisions to help certain groups but also made some very bad decisions that paid the price, in some cases killing millions. Due to the social and economic changes that then followed by a significant increase in the population and
The Civil War of China The Civil War of China: Why Communist Party Defeat Nationalists? Haotong Ma University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences PSCI 4615-001 Professor Steve Thomas 05/03/15 Ma 1 The Civil War of China: Why Communist Party Defeat Nationalists? In 2005AD, Lian Zhan, the president of Chinese Nationalist Party from Taiwan visited mainland of China and had a conversation with Hu Jintao
How far can the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 be considered the key turning point in the development of China in the years 1900-2000? During the years 1900-2000 there were many turning points in China's history. We saw such things as The fall of the Qing Dynasty and imperialism February 1912, The warlord era 1915, The rise of the nationalists 1928, The formation of the PRC in 1949, The Korean and Vietnam wars 1950 and 1964, Nixon's visit in 1972 and Deng Xiaoping's