Chiang Kai-Shek and the Kuomintang
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
•Became leader of the Kuomintang in 1925 after Sun Yat Sen died
•Communist, Mao Zedong, was leader of propaganda
•Soon controlled all of China south of the Yangste River
•Rid his party of Communists, killed many while others like Mao fled to remote parts of China
Sun Yat Sen and the Kuomintang
•Led the Kuomintang
•Had trouble getting foreign aid because they were socialist (except USSR)
•Wanted to establish a socialist democracy
•Country was dominated by warlords
•Became leader of the Kuomintang in 1925 after Sun Yat Sen died
•Communist, Mao Zedong, was leader of propaganda
•Soon controlled all of China south of the Yangste River
•Rid his party of Communists, killed many while others like Mao fled to remote parts of China
Sun Yat Sen and the Kuomintang
•Led the Kuomintang
•Had trouble getting foreign aid because they were socialist (except USSR)
•Wanted to establish a socialist democracy
•Country was dominated by warlords
Question
What would have happened if the Americans alined with the Kuomintang?
summary
Kuomintang was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-sen. It is the oldest political party in the Republic of China.