Xian Incident Dec 1936
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• Causes
• GMD General Zhang persuaded by CCP to use his contacts to turn Chiang against Japanese
• Massive discontent over GMD war policy
• Chiang - selling space to buy time.
• Nature
• Chiang captured and made to fight against Japanese
• Russia and China clamoured for his release
• Both feared country split
• Effects
• Compromises
• Chiang
• Made to fight Japan
• CCP
• Abandon Soviet Government, replaced with democracy
• Affirmation of commitment to Sun Yatsen's three principles
• Abandon armed opposition to KMT
• End to forcible confiscation of Landlord's property
• Reorganisation of red army as component of national government
• CCP true nationalists
• Forgoes party advantage (not assassinating him) for the sake of the country

Other Notes in this Category

1. Civil War 1937-1945
2. Civil War 1945-1949
3. Early Nationalist and Communist Activity
4. Long March 1934-5
5. War Against Japan 1937
6. Xian Incident Dec 1936
7. Yanaan 1936-45

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