The Long March, 1934
-9000 km retreat across China by Mao and the Red Army
-lost 3/4ths of his army
-settled in the north (Shensi) and forms the Yenan Soviet
-CCP began to gain power because of:
-lost 3/4ths of his army
-settled in the north (Shensi) and forms the Yenan Soviet
-CCP began to gain power because of:
- resistance of the Japanese
- Kuomintang was worried about fighting the CCP
- treated villages they went through very well (gained supporters)
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Summary
The Long March was a 9000 km retreat across China by Mao and the Red Army which lost 3/4ths of his army where they settled in the north (Shensi) and forms the Yenan Soviet. The CCP began to gain power because of: resistance of the Japanese, Kuomintang was worried about fighting the CCP, treated villages they went through very well. All of these aspects resulted in a gain of support.
