PART ONE: First Things First: Beginnings in History, to 500 B

a. the Chinese imperial system had collapsed in 1911. b. the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was not founded until 1921. 2. over the next 28 years, the CCP grew immensely and transformed its strategy under Mao Zedong. 3. had a formidable enemy in the Guomindang (Nationalist Party), which ruled China after 1928. a. Chiang Kai-shek led the Guomindang ................
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