What was the significance of the first united front?
The First United Front was formed so the KMT and the CPC could join to strengthen China. The initial aim was to help defeat the warlord threat (through the Northern Expedition of 1926–28), but both parties actually had ulterior motives with this alliance.
When was the first United Front China?
United Front (China)
| United Front 统一战线 | |
|---|---|
| First Vice Chairman | Zhang Qingli |
| Department Head | You Quan |
| Founder | Mao Zedong |
| Founded | 1946 |
When did the second United Front End?
| Second United Front | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 1937–1941 |
| Group(s) | Communist Party of China Kuomintang |
| Ideology | Chinese Nationalism |
| Opponents | Empire of Japan Reorganized National Government Mengjiang Government |
Did the USSR support the KMT?
In 1921 the Soviet Union began supporting the Kuomintang (KMT), and in 1923 the Comintern instructed the Chinese Communist Party (commonly abbreviated as CCP) to sign a military treaty with the KMT.
Why was the Long March so important?
Strictly speaking, the Long March was a series of marches, as various Communist armies in the south escaped to the north and west. The Long March began the ascent to power of Mao Zedong, whose leadership during the retreat gained him the support of the members of the party.
What do warlords do?
A warlord is a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region in a country without a strong national government; largely because of coercive control over the armed forces. The term can also be used for any supreme military leader.
What Soviet leader cut ties with China?
| Sino-Soviet split | |
|---|---|
| Mao Zedong (left) and Nikita Khrushchev (right) in Beijing, 1958 | |
| Date | 1956–1966 |
| Location | China, Soviet Union |
| Caused by | De-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, revisionism and Maoism |
Who was the leader of the KMT?
Following the death of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek emerged as the KMT leader and launched the Northern Expedition to defeat the northern warlords and unite China under the party.
Who undertook the Long March of 1934?
1934: October 16, 130,000 soldiers and civilians, led by Bo Gu and Otto Braun, began the Long March. 1934: November 25 – December 3, Battle of Xiang River.