History HL
32
Chapters
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)
Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)
Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)
Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Jiang Jieshi Fierce Anti-Communist & China's Militant Leader
507 words
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Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Jiang Jieshi's Policies and Attitudes:
- Detestation of Communism: After receiving revolutionary training in the USSR in the early 1920s, Jiang developed a strong detestation of communism, believing that China could not progress towards true modernity unless it first destroyed Mao's Communists. This became a recurring theme throughout his political career.
- Militaristic Approach: Jiang's life was dominated by military considerations, and he approached politics in militaristic terms. He did not believe in discussion and concession but in destroying opposition, similar to his adversary Mao, who thought in terms of dialectical struggle.
Jiang Jieshi's Ideology:
- Three People's Principles: Jiang planned to build Nationalist China on the basis of the Three People's Principles (nationalism, democracy, and people's livelihood) first enunciated by Sun Yatsen.
- Stages of Development: Jiang believed that due to China's instability, democracy could not be introduced immediately. Instead, he followed Sun Yatsen's definition that China needed to go through three stages of development:
- Preliminary Stage: Overthrow of China's internal and external enemies by the Nationalist armies.
- Intermediate 'Tutelage' Stage: GMD dominance during which the people would be educated in political knowledge and values.
- Final Stage: Enlightened people playing their part in turning China into a full democracy.
- Justification for Authoritarian Control: Jiang claimed that the preliminary stage had been achieved by the defeat of the warlords, and China was now at the tutelage stage. This claim provided a justification for authoritarian control by Jiang and the GMD until China was considered ready for democracy.
Jiang's Leadership:
- Leninist Party Structure: The GMD had been structured along Leninist lines due to the influence of the Comintern in its early days. The Comintern believed that the GMD met the criteria of a bourgeois revolutionary party and urged the CCP to join forces with the Nationalists. The key element of the GMD constitution was 'democratic centralism', which Jiang found convenient for demanding conformity from the party.
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History HL
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Jiang Jieshi Fierce Anti-Communist & China's Militant Leader
507 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Jiang Jieshi's Policies and Attitudes:
- Detestation of Communism: After receiving revolutionary training in the USSR in the early 1920s, Jiang developed a strong detestation of communism, believing that China could not progress towards true modernity unless it first destroyed Mao's Communists. This became a recurring theme throughout his political career.
- Militaristic Approach: Jiang's life was dominated by military considerations, and he approached politics in militaristic terms. He did not believe in discussion and concession but in destroying opposition, similar to his adversary Mao, who thought in terms of dialectical struggle.
Jiang Jieshi's Ideology:
- Three People's Principles: Jiang planned to build Nationalist China on the basis of the Three People's Principles (nationalism, democracy, and people's livelihood) first enunciated by Sun Yatsen.
- Stages of Development: Jiang believed that due to China's instability, democracy could not be introduced immediately. Instead, he followed Sun Yatsen's definition that China needed to go through three stages of development:
- Preliminary Stage: Overthrow of China's internal and external enemies by the Nationalist armies.
- Intermediate 'Tutelage' Stage: GMD dominance during which the people would be educated in political knowledge and values.
- Final Stage: Enlightened people playing their part in turning China into a full democracy.
- Justification for Authoritarian Control: Jiang claimed that the preliminary stage had been achieved by the defeat of the warlords, and China was now at the tutelage stage. This claim provided a justification for authoritarian control by Jiang and the GMD until China was considered ready for democracy.
Jiang's Leadership:
- Leninist Party Structure: The GMD had been structured along Leninist lines due to the influence of the Comintern in its early days. The Comintern believed that the GMD met the criteria of a bourgeois revolutionary party and urged the CCP to join forces with the Nationalists. The key element of the GMD constitution was 'democratic centralism', which Jiang found convenient for demanding conformity from the party.
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