Why Did The Ccp Win The Chinese Civil War
While the Civil War between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party can be traced back to1927, the Civil War refers to the struggle and conflict for China between 1945-1950. Several well-planned actions helped the CCP became victorious in the Chinese Civil War: leadership, support of the people and support from outside help. This paper will give a slight history of the situation, and describe the main reasons why the CCP became victorious over the Nationalist Party. As per history, China was a country that was very divided. There were many districts, each with their own leaders and military. To bring the socioeconomic problems under control, the Chinese Nationalist Party, also known as the Guomindang or GMD, was founded by Sun Yat-sen, and later taken over by Chiang Kai-shek, worked to return a republic foundation to the failing Monarchy system in China. Chiang worked with military leaders for the development of modern science and technology with an
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Not only were the people dissatisfied with the government, but the Nationalists troops were upset and were deserting their posts. The CCP was gaining strength and supporters, mainly the peasants, who were promised land reform. The GMD had the support from the upper class only. The peasants not only joined the CCP army, but supported the army in many ways. Mao believed he was not fighting for himself or for the benefits of the upper class only as the GMD did but he was fighting for the majority of the people and for their rights. “This army is powerful because all its members have a discipline based on political consciousness; they have come together and they fight not for the private interest of a few individuals or the narrow clique, but for the interest of the broad masses and of the whole nation. The sole purpose of this army is to stand firmly with the Chinese people and to serve them
Not only were the people dissatisfied with the government, but the Nationalists troops were upset and were deserting their posts. The CCP was gaining strength and supporters, mainly the peasants, who were promised land reform. The GMD had the support from the upper class only. The peasants not only joined the CCP army, but supported the army in many ways. Mao believed he was not fighting for himself or for the benefits of the upper class only as the GMD did but he was fighting for the majority of the people and for their rights. “This army is powerful because all its members have a discipline based on political consciousness; they have come together and they fight not for the private interest of a few individuals or the narrow clique, but for the interest of the broad masses and of the whole nation. The sole purpose of this army is to stand firmly with the Chinese people and to serve them