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Why did China become a Communist State in 1949? - Coggle Diagram
Why did China become a Communist State in 1949?
The influence of individuals
Jiang Jieshi
Ruthless militarist
Puppet of foreign nations
Too strict with troops
Mao Zedong
Cult of the personality
Precise, appealing ideology
Propaganda
Friend of the people
True Chinese, no need for foreigners
Social factors
Struggling society since the early 1900s
Peasants struggling to survive + high taxes
Townspeople hurt by inflation and corrupt govemrnet offiicials
Students resentful of foreign influence and the dynasty's failure
Political factors
Foreign imperialism pushing the Chinese to unite against a common enemy, granting support to Communists even from opposite political factions like the GMD.
(Boxer Rebellion 1898-1901)
Foreign relationship
Humiliated at Versailles in 1919.
Military factors
Military alliance with GMD drawing strength and support to the Communists.
First united front: CCP & GMD vs Warlords (1925)
Second united front: CCP & GMD vs Japan
Foreign support
The GMD was supported by the Western powers, especially the USA, in an attempt to keep Communism out of China.
Indirect Russian support (training & weapons)
The Red Army, created in 1927, allowed great military support for the CCP, a defence against the GMD
"Good" with people
Yan'an Soviet
Land redestribution & rent control
Improvement of literacy
Less corruption
Mass meetings
Rectification and self-criticism
PLA (People's Liberation Army)