The Long March
-Mao Zedong led Red Army on a 9,000 km retreat across much of China
-Lost 3/4ths of his army
-Eventually settle in the north, where the Yenan Soviet is formed
-CCP gains power du to japanese resistance while the Kuomintang was more worried about fighting the CCP
-Lost 3/4ths of his army
-Eventually settle in the north, where the Yenan Soviet is formed
-CCP gains power du to japanese resistance while the Kuomintang was more worried about fighting the CCP
Summary
Mao Zedong gains power due to defending the invasion of the Japanese.