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SHANGHAI MASSACRE
Chiang Kai-Shek hated the alliance during the Northern Expedition
massacre ordered by Chiang Kai Shek in 1927
this was the event that sparked the Chinese Civil War
in the massacre chinese communists were killed and arrested, disarmed and others went missing
the massacre was attempted purge of communism in China
Communists murdered by the Nationalist army
Building in Shanghai burned to the ground during massacre
Communists being arrested during Shanghai Massacre
THE LONG MARCH
Surviving communists hid in Jiangxi Province
Jiangxi Province-out in countryside
Mao Zedong
-leader of Communist Party
Mao hid here; believed that revolution would be led by peasants in countryside, not working class
Chiang Kai Shek ordered attack on province
Communist army was small, used
guerrilla tactics
to break through enemy lines
they began a 6,000 miles across China, lasted 368 days
they started with 87,000 men, and ended with less than 10,000
Map of the routes the troops took during the Long March
Troops froze, starved, and died during the 368 day march
Communists troops march through mountain, marked by red flag (red was a major color of communism)
Soldiers prone, and shooting from cover, using guerrilla war tactics
another example of guerrilla tactics; camouflaged soldiers on a hit-and-run mission [not a picture from long march]
a Chinese cartoon emphasizing the stealth aspect of guerrilla tactics
Mao Zedong's portrait
A picture of Mao Zedong in his youth
A picture of Mao Zedong on the cover of Time magazine