The Long March
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The Long March (1934-1936) is a historic march trekked across 6,000 miles (9656.1 km), where the Chinese Communist Party relocated their revolutionary base from southeastern to the northwestern corner of China.
The party fought the Nationalist Party along the way as well as crossing 18 mountain ranges and 24 river to reach their final destination the province of Shaanxi. On this march Mao Zedong made his appearance as the Communist Party leader. The heroisim of The Long March inspired many of the young people of China to join the Communist Party during the late 1930's and the early 1940's.
Mao had previously studied and had read about guerrilla warfare, and in the Long March was appointed the role of developing strategies to deal with the Nationalists.
In December of 1936 the Communist Party reached the Province of Shaanxi, here they remained for the Sino-Japanese War. The Long March established Mao's leadership of the Communist Party. From the base at Shaanxi, the Communists grew in strength and size and eventually defeated the Nationalists for control of Mainland China.
The party fought the Nationalist Party along the way as well as crossing 18 mountain ranges and 24 river to reach their final destination the province of Shaanxi. On this march Mao Zedong made his appearance as the Communist Party leader. The heroisim of The Long March inspired many of the young people of China to join the Communist Party during the late 1930's and the early 1940's.
Mao had previously studied and had read about guerrilla warfare, and in the Long March was appointed the role of developing strategies to deal with the Nationalists.
In December of 1936 the Communist Party reached the Province of Shaanxi, here they remained for the Sino-Japanese War. The Long March established Mao's leadership of the Communist Party. From the base at Shaanxi, the Communists grew in strength and size and eventually defeated the Nationalists for control of Mainland China.