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1. Party Size - The CCP was much vaster in sheer number of supporters, compared to the Vietnamese

2. Power - In China, the power was highly divided amongst e.g. warlords, even with Beijing, as opposed to Vietnam where there was always a centralised government (e.g. the French, the Japanese)

3. Cooperation - In China, up until 1927, the communists and nationalists worked together to fight the warlords, unlike in Vietnam.

4. Country Size - China as a land mass was immense, much larger than Vietnam.

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Mao presented the new regime as something that would completely change the hard situation of the country.

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The GMD, through Jiang Jieshi, stayed rooted in traditional and oppressive tactics, even though the Chinese people's discontent grew. They looked for a way forward through democratic ideas but the GMD refused to comply.

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The GMD had a very inefficient taxation system which hurt the lower income classes and also failed to control inflation of the currency which hurt the middle class--> transformed it to low class. Thus it contributed to Mao's support.

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Mao was a very effective leader as he presented the liberation of the people's struggles and the war against Japan as a nationalist matter that required the cooperation of all classes. This is why his ideas were so appealing.

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The Communist had a very effective and strong communication between their leaders and throughout the ares they captured --> agreed on policies.

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Under the CCP's structured control, many agricultural areas and towns stabilised, with the communists establishing fair systems of food distribution, and crime control. Support swayed in their favour

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- fighting experience
- more people supporting the party ( patriotic support
- offer of defensible base in Yinan
- the survivors were not many so a more close and determined group was created

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GMD became quite unpopular because of its treatment of the peasants and workers and became rather repressive. CCN on the other hand, gave hope to the people as they noted their struggles

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The CCP when fighting the Japanese used guerrilla units behind enemy lines in order to sabotage the Japanese war effort. The units served as grassroots political support for the CCP in these areas

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The two parties CCP, and GMD used foreign aid from, USSR, and the US respectively. CCP received military aid which was significant as they already had a strong army, which made them even stronger.

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The CCP managed to use effectively the guerrilla warfare while military leader Lin Biao, transformed guerrillas into an army in the long run.

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The GMD instead of pursuing the Japanese forces opted to harass the CCP

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He presented the war as a national matter and problem, thus incentivized every social class to cooperate and unify in order to defend China

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While he was not as educated in communist theory as other party members, he did have a vision as to how to adapt communist ideology to suit China's needs

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Troops to control food distribution and arrange a fair taxation system, a fair land distribution and managed to maintain all these troops.

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Short explanation of what I mean in my short title :)

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Factors that allowed the CCP to defeat the GMD by 1949

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Factors that allowed the CCP to defeat the GMD by 1949

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Why Mao rose to a position of predominance in the Party?

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Why Mao rose to a position of predominance in the Party?