Revolutionary Chaos in China Guided Reading
Pages 325-330
1. How was the Communist party formed? Who did the Nationalists and Communists drive out of power?
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2. What was the Northern Expedition? What did it take control of?
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3. What was the result of Sun Yat-sen’s death in 1925? What was Chiang Kai-shek’s goal?
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4. How did Communist leaders come to know Mao Zedong? What did Mao Zedong think of the Chinese
Revolution?
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5. How did Mao Zedong defeat Chiang Kai-shek’s forces? Read the primary quote by Mao Zedong on page 327. What does that say about Mao’s character?

5. Briefly describe how Mao Zedong was able to become the sole ruler of the Communist party in China
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6. Why would it be difficult to create a new China? Where did the Nanjing Government find most of their support?
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7. How was Chiang Kai-shek able to find a balance between traditional Chinese culture and western culture?
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8. How was Chiang Kai-shek able to slightly modernize China? What did the foreign powers do?
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9. How and why did Chiang alienate a lot of intellectuals and political moderates? Where was much of the nation’s wealth? How much money did military expenses take up? Why did the new government have little success in dealing with the economic and social problems that affected China?
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