Questions to Consider

Republic of China, 1911

1. Who was the "father of the Chinese Revolution"?

2. What are the Three Principles of the People?

3. What general became the military dictator after taking the power from Dr. Sun Yat-sen?

4. What is the name of the political party which Dr. Sun founded?

5. What other poltical party is founded around the same time as Dr. Sun's party?

6. After Dr. Sun dies who intherits the leadership of the party?

7. What neighboring country supported the KMT intitially?

8. What group of tough guys does Chiang Kai-shek want to remove in the northern part of China?

9. Who invades Manchuria in 1931?

10. In 1934, the KMT chases what other party into the northern hills of China?

11. What is the name of the young communist leader who becomes the leader of China?

12. What is the retreat of this group called in Chinese history?

13. What side did the United States support?

14. Which general did President Truman send to China to help stop the Communists?

15. What was the name of the island that Chiang Kai-shek fled to after loosing to the CCP?