Skip to main content

Previous

The Library of Congress

Next

Teaspoon

The national myth of the Long March

How did the short but eventful period known as the Long March help the Communists to succeed in China’s long civil war? And how did Mao Zedong use the legacy of the March during the Cultural Revolution?

Chinese Communist Party Established in 1921 in Shanghai. Originally focused on students and workers, and expanded to peasantry in late 1930s. Won civil war against Chinese Nationalist Party in 1949.

civil war Refers to the conflict between the Chinese Communist Party and the nationalist government after the end of the Second SinoJapanese War in 1945.

Your organisation does not have access to this article.

Sign up today to give your students the edge they need to achieve their best grades with subject expertise

Subscribe

Previous

The Library of Congress

Next

Teaspoon

Related articles: