Kuomintang

Mao Zedong is revered by many as the ‘founding father of modern China’, with his legacy being not only physically but metaphorically embalmed. However, many, particularly in the West, question this reverence in so far as he halted economic and political progress in China via tumultuous campaigns such as the Great Leap Forward. In order to consider if Mao's importance in Chinese history has been exaggerated, his significance needs to be assessed. Looking at Mao's the impact of his policies at the…

Since the end of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, Republic of China (ROC), also known as Taiwan, and mainland China, People’s Republic of China (PRC) had been in a state of conflict for the rightful control of the nation. The Nationalist party that retreated to ROC had established a new democracy and had the political recognition as China until 1979 when PRC was recognized as the official political head by the United States and most countries. The Taiwanese democracy provided many…

grew as well. But in the background of the war several countries would take the very first steps to global power. In Asia, China went through a civil war, between Mao Zedong's People's Liberation Army and Chiang Kai-shek's United States-backed Kuomintang (KMT). The People’s Liberation Army won, which set up a socialistic economy. Soon after, the USSR would open relations with the People’s Republic of China, which would prove to be the first pivotal moment. The PRC would receive help, aid, and…

The 19th century of China opened with a broad reform of institutions, particularly in the military system. As a result, the revolution occurs and “followed by the breakup of China as the leaders of autonomous armies fought for power” (Dreyer 1). Kuomintang Party stood against the Communist Party and waged a massive civil war mainly in the Northeast part of China, “ending only with the victory of communists on the mainland in 1949” (Dreyer 1). In the middle of the civil war, the aggression of the…

According to the paper The Politics of Taiwan Aboriginal Origins by Michael Stainton, debates about the origin of Taiwan aborigines were politically determined. Although most scholars reached consent that Taiwan aborigines are populated exclusively by Austronesians, heated debates are caused by one question: where they came from at the first place? This paper argued that this question was crucial because it was related to the nationalism ideology, which further related to the question towards…

There are many disputes happening around the world over boundaries and resources. One of these disputes is occurring in the South China Sea. It is a dispute between China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan. According to bbc.com, China claims the largest portion of territory on the South China Sea. They have many historical claims – some of which may be true, some of which may be false. Bejing states that centuries ago, the Paracel and Spratly island chains were considered…

home province by the military governor of Hunan. Mao went to Guangzhou, which was the main power base of the Nationalists. He became the head of propaganda department of the Nationalists, and edited the Political Weekly. Mao attended the Second Kuomintang Congress (Nationalist Party’s Congress) in January of 1926. Chiang Kai-shek, who became the leader of the Nationalist Party in 1925, wanted to get to get rid of the Soviet Union’s influence on his party, so he removed communists in important…

Front in the Communist Victory of the Chinese Civil War This historical study will define the themes of peasant nationalism, Maoist Marxism, and the Second United Front in the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War. The civil war between the Kuomintang (KMT) of the Republic of China and the Communist Party of China (CPC) from 1927 to 1950 involved lengthy battle between capitalist and communist forces. The KMT often relied on “modernization” in a primarily urban focus in contrast to the…

within war. Total war became vital to a country’s advancements within World War One. Towards the end of the interwar years, Japan began to grow as an imperial power, attempting to imperialize China. China had two opposing forms of government the KMT (Kuomintang) and the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). These two parties decided to settle their differences and join together in an attempt to defend China from Japan (Goff 243). Although the KMT and CCP’s beliefs were not similar, they both did not…

The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, is widely considered to begin with the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 1937 and end with the Japanese surrender in September 1945. I would argue that to understand the motives as to why Japan invaded China, it is essential to grasp their previous history of conflicts and tensions, beginning with the Japanese claim of Taiwan from China’s Qing Dynasty after the First Sino-Japanese war in 1895, right through to the invasion of Manchuria in 1931. This…