The+Republic+of+China

To Know:
1. The two groups battling for control of the country (and what they wanted/ believed)
 * Communists (CCP)
 * Nationalists (Guomindang/ Kuomintang/ GMD/ KMT)

2. Three People
 * Mao Zedong (leader of CCP)
 * Sun Yatsen (founder of Nationalists/ GMD)
 * Chiang Kaishek (also called Jiang Jieshi): took over leadership of GMD/ nationalists in late 1920s, led them until his death in 1970s)

3. A few key events:
 * First United Front between CCP & GMD (to fight the warlords)
 * Long March
 * Second United Front (to fight the Japanese)
 * why CCP & GMD fought for so many years

2. Readings
Below are overviews  of the Republic of China (ROC) period 1911-1949 1. : Good overview from World History textbook 2. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Your red 'China Since 1900' book (by Josh Brooman), especially Chapters 1-11

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Powerpoints
(between CCP and GMD)
 * The above two powerpoints go together, look at them both**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Click here to watch Movie 1]: Solid, straightforward information.
===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Click here to watch Movie #2]: This guy is very entertaining, but he goes pretty fast. Pause, rewind and rewatch as necessary. The first 6 minutes are about the Republican era (1911-1949), the rest is about life in China under communist rule. ===

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. Prezi: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Click here]
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a good timeline overview but since it starts in 1924 you'll need to 'fill-in' information between 1911 and 1924 AND add details/ additional information

**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Long March (1934-1935): **
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