IB History HL
What impact did Japan’s invasion of Manchuria have on Jiang’s fortunes?
Xian Incident/Mutiny 1936
Significance:
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Provided legitimacy status for CCP – officially recognized as a pol. party – raised profile
of CCP
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Warlord alliances were failing for the GMD
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More of a united effort to defend ag. Jap. encroachment – hopefully leading to less
placation of Japanese
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Seemed to imply Jiang’s weaknesses politically
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Appears more nationalistic – Jiang & GMD
Impact of the Xian Incident:
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Strengthens China’s mil. and pol. effort against Japanese encroachment – especially
after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident – 2nd Sino-Japanese War
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CCP – more nationalistic tied in with the CCP esp. with the social policies that
addressed peoples’ livelihood – land reform, army rules, taxation policies, 3 thirds
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Japanese full-scale war against China will be negative in their overall mil. campaigns –
esp. when they reach a stalemate later in the war