 | Term | Definition |
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Kuomintang |
Nationalist Party in China |
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Sun Yixian |
a physician who had spent many years in U. S. its first great leader |
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Mao Zedong |
a young schoolteacher who had studied at Beijing University, supported the student protestors. become China's greatest revolutionary leader, sometimes called "The Great Helmsman" |
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May Fourth Movement |
demonstrations spread to other cities and exploded into a national movement. Workers, manufacturers, shopkeepers, and professionals joined the cause. not officially a revolution these demonstrations showed the Chinese people's commitment to the goal of establishing a strong, modern nation. |
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Long March |
communist party leaders realized that they faced defeat. the forces fled and they started a hazardous 6,000 mile-long journey. Mao's Red Army crossed many rivers and climbed over mountian ranges. they soon settled into a set of caves and gathered new followers. but during the civil war that followed Japan invaded China |
