The Chinese Communist Party
Mao Zedong
•After he fled he began to rebuild the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
•Mao built party on the peasantry (no urban workers to deal with)
•Chiang fought hard to rid the CCP from their stronghold even as the Japanese began to invade Manchuria
CCP fought guerrilla warfare
•After he fled he began to rebuild the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
•Mao built party on the peasantry (no urban workers to deal with)
•Chiang fought hard to rid the CCP from their stronghold even as the Japanese began to invade Manchuria
CCP fought guerrilla warfare
Question: Why did the peasants oblige to become part of the Mao's party?
Summary: The CCP was rebuilt by Mao after he fled. From the support of peasants in villages he passed through he was able to build his party. Chiang tried to rid of the CCP of power even as the Japanese began to invade Manchuria. The CCP used guerrilla warfare.