Chinese Civil War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Communism, Communists, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: China
- Date: 1926-1949
Article abstract: At issue: Control of China. Result: The unification of mainland China under Mao Zedong’s Chinese Communist Party.
Background
After the last Chinese emperor was overthrown in 1911, Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, or Guomindang (Kuomintang), became president of the new republic, although control of the country soon passed to Yuan Shikai. After Yuan’s death, heightened regional loyalties resulted in violence, and in the 1920’s, Russian agents promoted Marxist ideas and pressured Sun to accept communists in the...
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