Question

Explain how in 1928 Kuomintang and Chiang-Kai Shek established the Central Government in China.

Answer 1

1. Chiang Kai-Shek became the leader of Kuomintang after the death of Sun Yat-Sen in 1925. Being an avowed critic of Communists, he removed all the important position holders in the communist party including Mao Tse Tung and Chou En Lai.
2. The communists increased their influence among the peasants and obtained recruits for their army. The Kuomintang represented the interests of the landlords and capitalists.
3. Chang Kai-Shek started conquering China. In early 1927 he successfully lands siege on Shanghai and Nanking. He removed all communists in the Kuomintang Party. In 1928 he captured Pehung and established a control government in China.