The Chinese Civil War began in 1927 after the Nationalist Party (KMT) turned on their former Communist Party allies and executed them in Shanghai. This led to a split between the right and left KMT factions, with competing governments based in Nanjing, Wuhan, and Beijing. The war continued during the Japanese invasion in the 1930s, as the KMT and CPC refused to ally against Japan. Ultimately, the CPC defeated the KMT in 1949 due to corruption within the KMT and the CPC's promises of land reform that made them popular with peasants.

1. Chinese Civil War
Jacob Bugden and Bobo Gong

2. video
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUCEeC4f6ts
 When watching the video write down one or more points
that you learnt and share with the class

3. Background
 Last Dynasty of China Fell 1912
 The warlord Era
 The land was divided up by different powerful individuals with their
own armies
 The formation of the Nationalist Chinese (KMT)
 Wanted to reunify China
 Needed help from foreign powers
 Soviet Union agreed to help by sending aid 1921
 Established Communist Party of China (CPC)
 CPC had 300 members in1922
 KMT had 50,000 in 1923

4. The Northern Expedition
 Chiang Kai-Sek was appointed the KMT’s leader in 1925
 The first campaign began in 1926.
 The objective was to unify China by ending rule to the
local war lords
 The expedition ended in 1928 with the help of CPC, KMT
defeated the local warlords resulted in what is known as
the reunification of China

5. Shanghai Massacre
 April 7, 1927, KMT leaders held a meeting about communist
activities
 Concluded with removing the communists from the party
 On April 12th fighting broke out between CPC and KMT
 Hundred of CPC members were arrested and executed
 Resulting in a split between right and left wing KMT
 3 capitals in China, Beijing (CPC), Wuhan (left wing), and
Nanjing (right wing)
 At the time, Right Wing Government KMT was the only
legitimate government regarded by foreign powers

6. Second Sino-Japanese war
 In 1937 Japan began a full scale invasion of China
 China was in a chaotic state making it perfect for the
Japanese
 The KMT did not join with CPC because it thought the
CPC was a threat
 Beijing fell in 1937

7. The end of the war
KMT were defeated because of many reasons. The biggest
one was corruption. The CPC also told the poor peasants
that they could have the farmland of their former warlords
which made them very popular. To this day there has been
no peace treaty signed but there are tensions between
China and the Nationalist Party.

8. Quiz
 There is a quiz on kahoot for everyone to do.

9. References
 http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz238352bd9b0.html
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War
 http://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/chinese-civil-
war/
 http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/chinese_civil
_war.php
 http://totallyhistory.com/chinese-civil-war/