China
Chiang Kai-shek (leader of the Chinese during WWII)
(Chinese Soldiers who bravely fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War as part of WWII)
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(flag of China--Republic of China)
--1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact China? The Treaty of Versailles did not impact China since China never signed the treaty... ----On May 4, 1919, people of Beijing were against the Versaillies Peace Conference. The conference had permitted Japan to keep control of the the German holdings it had seized in China during WWI...
--2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)? In 1911 revolutionaries took over the Chinese empire. The next year, China had become a republic being known as the Republic of China. The Nationalist party that ruled the republic never established an effective government over China. In 1928, Chiang Kai-shek united led the Nationalists to unite China under one government. Then, in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party defeated the Nationalists and set up China’s present government now known as the People’s Republic of China.
--3. How did their leader, that led China throughout WWII, come to power? In the 1920s, San Yat-sen established a revolutionary base in south China, and made a goal in trying to unite the fragmented nation. With Soviet assistance, he entered into an alliance with the fledgling Communist Party of China. In 1925, after dying from cancer, Sun's brother in-law, Chiang Kai-schek, gained control of the Nationlist Party and succeeded in bringing most of south and central China under its rule in a military campaign known as the Northern Expedition.
--Chiang Kai-shek came into power when Sun Yat-sen (the previous leader) had died in 1925. Chiang Kai-shek was a military commander who helped unite China under one government…
--During the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong is also credited with commanding the Long March and leading the Communist Party of China (CPC) to victory against Chiang Kai-sheck's "Kuomintang"... he ended up transforming the country of China from an "underdeveloped peasant-based society into a major "industrialized world power"...
--War with Japan: In 1937, Japan attacked China. China tried to fight back but by the end of 1938, Japanese armies controlled most of eastern China. On December 8, 1941, China joined the Allies in World War II the day after Japan had attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Allies tried to help China, but constantly fighting with Japan had affected China’s resources as well as strength. In 1941, Japan held most of the eastern coastal areas of China and Vietnam, with guerilla fighting continuing to occupy these areas. Japan had suffered an enormous amount of casualties from unexpected Chinese resistance.
--4. How did this leader change their country (for the better and worse) prior to WWII? Chiang Kai-shek changed China (prior to WWII) by uniting China as one government, and he and his troops turned against the Communists and destroyed the Communist-backed labor unions in Shanghai (in order to achieve making China be under on government)..This was for the better of the country because there wasn’t more than one government ruling the country, and there weren’t “opposing” governments.
--5. What were the goals of the leader?
---Chiang Kai-shek’s goals:
*Unite China under one government
*In 1932, Chiang wanted to defeat the Communists
*Wanted the war (WWII) to come between the United States and the Soviet Union so that they would both seek China’s alliance…that way, Chiang could use that to China’s advantage.
*Wanted to rule out democracy in China.
--6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)? The Republic of China army takes its place in the National Revolutionary army, established by Sun Yat-sen in 1925, with a goal of reunifying China... After the People's Liberation army had its victory in the Chinese Civil War, the government as well as a lot of the Nationaly Revolutionary army retreated to Taiwan.. Later on, it was reformed into the Republic of China Army. Units that surrendered and remained in the mainland if China were either broken up or were incorporated into the People's Liberation army.--(military strategy during the interwar years). Chian had wanted to keep Japn away from its resources as well as its military.
--7. What role did they play in WWII? China helped the Allies during WWII…The Allies became involved in World War II either because they had already been invaded, were directly threatened with invasion by the Axis, or because they were concerned that the Axis powers would come to control the world.” China basically fought Japan more a lot of WWII (Japan was an Axis power)...
8. Who were their allies in WWII? The Allies included: France, Poland, and the United Kingdom in 1939; After 1941, the leaders of the British Empire, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the United States, (also known as the “Big Three”) held the leadership of the allied powers; France and China were also major Allies; others included Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Greece, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Union of South Africa, and Yugoslavia…
--9. How did WWII impact/effect the country? To this day WWII is a major point of contention between China and Japan. The war remains a major barrier for Sino-Japanese relations, and many people, particularly in China, carry grudges over the “incident” as well as over other issues...Also, thousands of Chinese soldiers died fighting in WWII.-many people died, there was a sort of "depression" in all countries including China, many supplies and resources were in scarce supply...
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Kai-shek
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Peace_Conference,_1919
World Book Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Reflection:
I thought this blog assignment was interesting as it connects to WWII..the only thing that I didn't like about it, was having the country of China..China really didn't have a MAJOR role in WWII when compared to Germany, U.S., etc. But, it took more research and time in finding information about the country so I learned a little more...
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