Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Unveiling Guomindang's Bold Northern Expedition
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China's choppy waters in the 1920s
- 🧩 Situation: China = Mix of discord & confusion.
- Attempted Solution: 1923, United Front - CPC (Communist Party of China) joins hands with the GMD (Guomindang or Chinese Nationalist Party) under Comintern advice.
- Goal? Wipe out those pesky warlords causing chaos!
Real-world example: Think of two rival football teams coming together to beat an even bigger, common opponent.
Changing faces & new goals
- ⭐ Sun Yixian (GMD founder & leader) dies in 1925.
- 🎩 New Boss? Jiang Jieshi - head of NRA (National Revolutionary Army) & BIG anti-communist.
- Big move in 1926: Jiang's Northern Expedition!
- Starting Point: Guangdong 📍
- Destination: Up north! Think Shanghai, Beijing, and Manchuria.
Fun Fact: Jiang once said, “Japanese = skin disease, but Communists = heart disease!” 😲 Talk about strong feelings!
1927 – drama year
- 🚫 Jiang, not a CPC fan, launches the White Terror.
- What's that? A campaign to cleanse the GMD of any Communist connections.
GMD's northward adventure
- 🚀 By 1928, heading towards Zhang Zuolin's territory.
- 📜 Side Note: According to historian Jonathan Fenby, Zhang = “China’s biggest warlord”.
- Nickname Fun: Zhang = The Old Marshal.
Bonus: The Old Marshal was pals with the Japanese in charge of the South Manchurian Railway. 🚂
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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Unveiling Guomindang's Bold Northern Expedition
Table of content
China's choppy waters in the 1920s
- 🧩 Situation: China = Mix of discord & confusion.
- Attempted Solution: 1923, United Front - CPC (Communist Party of China) joins hands with the GMD (Guomindang or Chinese Nationalist Party) under Comintern advice.
- Goal? Wipe out those pesky warlords causing chaos!
Real-world example: Think of two rival football teams coming together to beat an even bigger, common opponent.
Changing faces & new goals
- ⭐ Sun Yixian (GMD founder & leader) dies in 1925.
- 🎩 New Boss? Jiang Jieshi - head of NRA (National Revolutionary Army) & BIG anti-communist.
- Big move in 1926: Jiang's Northern Expedition!
- Starting Point: Guangdong 📍
- Destination: Up north! Think Shanghai, Beijing, and Manchuria.
Fun Fact: Jiang once said, “Japanese = skin disease, but Communists = heart disease!” 😲 Talk about strong feelings!
1927 – drama year
- 🚫 Jiang, not a CPC fan, launches the White Terror.
- What's that? A campaign to cleanse the GMD of any Communist connections.
GMD's northward adventure
- 🚀 By 1928, heading towards Zhang Zuolin's territory.
- 📜 Side Note: According to historian Jonathan Fenby, Zhang = “China’s biggest warlord”.
- Nickname Fun: Zhang = The Old Marshal.
Bonus: The Old Marshal was pals with the Japanese in charge of the South Manchurian Railway. 🚂
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