| Term | Definition |
| Nationalists | democratic group |
| Chiend Kai-shek | leader of the Nationalist |
| Mao Zeodong | leader of the Communist |
| Long March | Communist traveled to Northern China to live in caves 6000 mile journey crossing mountains, rivers, and swamps |
| Redistributed Land | peasants get this land except its not their own land |
| Great Leap Forward | communal: dorms, kitchens, nursersies, owned nothing |
| Poor Economy | many begin to side with Communists |
| Communists | shared land between the pesants |
| 5 Year Plan | Doubled production of coal, cement, electricity, steel |