The Long March, 1934:
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-Mao led his red Amry on 9,000 km retreat across china (the long march)
-Lost 3/4ths of his army
-Settle in the north shensi where he forms the Yenan Soviet
-CCP began to gain power due to their resistance of the Japanese
-Kuomintang was more worried about fighting the CCP
-Lost 3/4ths of his army
-Settle in the north shensi where he forms the Yenan Soviet
-CCP began to gain power due to their resistance of the Japanese
-Kuomintang was more worried about fighting the CCP
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Summary
Mao who refused to try and appease the Japanese tried to fight back and had to as a result led his army on a 9,000 km retreat across China and ended up losing 3/4 the of his army. Mao ended up gaining support and gained the power needed for the resistance.
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"Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts." -Mao Zedong
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What would have happened if Mao tried to stay and fight the Japanese?
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