Chiang Kai Shek was a lieutenant of Sun Yat-Sen, who had guided the revolution of 1911 that overthrew the imperial Manchu throne and gave the people of China their chance for freedom. In 1927 Chiang emerged from the civil wars that ravaged China after the revolution as the leader of the Kuomintang Party and the general of the small but well-trained army. His dream was the unification and modernization of his country. The sprawling land of china was disunited by the enmities of civil war, by age-long sectionalisims, by difference in languages, and by lack of inter-communication among the provinces. Opposed to Chiang were the communists, a growing power in the rural districts; the provincial governors, jealous of their loss of power from the days of the Manchus; and the warlords, those bizarre brigands who gouged the land and the people at every turn. Chiang actually had to conquer China to save the country from itself. Much of this conquest was in the field, but much of it was by negotiation. But even in victory, he still had to awaken the sleeping citizens to the necessity of a strong China. And looking over the whole scene was Japan. Chiang knew that Japan had its eyes on China and he knew he did not have much time before they would invade. So in a short time, he had to modernize China. By 1930 he had made great strides in that attempt. Modern schools and industries were firmly established in all great cities of eastern china. The country was well on its way to a place in the sun when Japan did indeed attack the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. In 1932 they attacked Shanghai. After some other invasions, in 1937 they struck at the heart of China-Peiping.
Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of the Kuomintang of China (Chinese Nationalist Party) .
Chiang's nationalist army defeats Mao's Communists. The Communists are forced on the Long March to the remote city of Yan'an in Shaanxi province. Across hundreds of miles, the Communists lose 90 percent of their remaining forces.
They were forced to flee on a little island called Taiwan.
When the last Qing emperor was forced to step-down, there were two competing governments, one run by the Nationalist forces who had overthrown the emperor and the other one run by the Chinese nobility and army, both these
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Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of the Chinese Nationalist government during WWII.
After Chiang Kai-Shek lost the battle for power in China to Mao and the Communist Party, his nationalist government moved to Taiwan, which still uses his party and has his same flag.
Chiang Kai-shek.The leader of China's nationalist party was CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
Chiang Kai-shek.The leader of China's nationalist party was CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
Chiang Kai-shek.The leader of China's nationalist party was CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
Chiang Kai-shek
Sun Yat-Sen was the leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party until his death and then he was succeeded by Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek.The leader of China's nationalist party was CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
Chiang Kai-shek
He led the Nationalist party in China
Chiang Kai-shek