China in Revolution-Part 2

China in Revolution-Part 2

1. March to the North (July 1926)

   • March 1925: Sun Yatsen dies
     • Chiang Kasher becomes commander-in-chief of Guomindang army
   • July 1926: March to the North to unify China
     • Millions of chinese under warlord rule supported Guomindang
       • Nanjing captured in early 1917--> set up Nationalist government
         • Warlords forced to surrender

2. Communist-Guomindang split (1927)

   • After they conquered all the south and some of the north, relationship broke down: different aims

3. Shanghai Massacre (1927)

   • As Chiang went to attack Shanghai, communists inside led a rebellion against the warlord and gained power
   • Chiang arrived a few days later and killed all the communists
     • 1000 arrested, 300 executed, 5,000 missing
   • All communists in Guangzhou also killed
   • Communists retreated to Jiangxi and Hunan provinces in countryside

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