Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist China's leader
Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military and political leader who ruled mainland China from 1928 until the Communist victory in 1949, when he retreated to Taiwan and governed there until his death in 1975.
He led the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and fought both Japanese invaders and Mao Zedong's Communist forces.
His name appears in discussions of modern Chinese history and the origins of the Taiwan-China divide.
Chinese nationalist political party
- TaiwanDisputed East Asian island-state
- Republic of ChinaTaiwan's formal designation
- anti-communismOpposition to Marxist ideology
- martial lawArmed forces governance
White Terror · one-party rule · Taipei · authoritarian · Sun Yat-sen · unification
Opposition to Marxist ideology
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- KuomintangChinese nationalist political party
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
Sun Yat-sen · Westernization · modernization · Christianity · conservatism · purge · propaganda · censorship
Military leaders controlling regions
- Chinese Civil WarStruggle that split China
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- Allied PowersCoalition against fascist aggressors
- Japanese invasionMilitary campaign from Tokyo
generalissimo · commander-in-chief · military dictatorship · conscription · warfare · strategy · defeat
Capital of Taiwan
- FormosaHistorical Taiwan name
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- exileBanishment from homeland
- Taiwan StraitChannel separating contested territories
martial law · reconquest · authoritarian · economic development · land reform · mausoleum · personality cult · mainlander
Prolonged East-West standoff
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- White TerrorReactionary political mass killings
Red Scare · Western Bloc · Soviet Union · Mao Zedong · ideological · capitalist · right-wing · anti-Soviet
Volunteer American fighter group
- Burma RoadMountain highway to Kunming
- ManchuriaNortheastern Chinese region
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- Allied PowersCoalition against fascist aggressors
Japanese occupation · Chongqing · wartime capital · Roosevelt · Churchill · scorched earth · surrender
Eastern Chinese metropolis
- wartime capitalGovernment seat during conflict
- ChongqingChinese southwestern megacity
- Japanese invasionMilitary campaign from Tokyo
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
Kuomintang
Chinese nationalist political party
- TaiwanDisputed East Asian island-state
- Republic of ChinaTaiwan's formal designation
- anti-communismOpposition to Marxist ideology
martial law · White Terror · one-party rule · Taipei · authoritarian · Sun Yat-sen · unification
anti-communism
Opposition to Marxist ideology
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- KuomintangChinese nationalist political party
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
Sun Yat-sen · authoritarianism · Westernization · modernization · Christianity · conservatism · purge · propaganda · censorship · political repression
warlords
Military leaders controlling regions
- Chinese Civil WarStruggle that split China
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- Allied PowersCoalition against fascist aggressors
Japanese invasion · generalissimo · commander-in-chief · military dictatorship · conscription · warfare · strategy · defeat
Taipei
Capital of Taiwan
Taiwan Strait · martial law · reconquest · authoritarian · economic development · land reform · mausoleum · personality cult · mainlander · legacy
Cold War
Prolonged East-West standoff
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
White Terror · Red Scare · Western Bloc · Soviet Union · Mao Zedong · ideological · capitalist · right-wing · anti-Soviet · Korean War
Flying Tigers
Volunteer American fighter group
- Burma RoadMountain highway to Kunming
- ManchuriaNortheastern Chinese region
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
Allied Powers · Japanese occupation · Chongqing · wartime capital · Roosevelt · Churchill · scorched earth · surrender
Nanjing
Eastern Chinese metropolis
- wartime capitalGovernment seat during conflict
- ChongqingChinese southwestern megacity
- Japanese invasionMilitary campaign from Tokyo
kidnapping · Cold War · exile · legacy · statues · Mao Zedong · rivalry
Chiang Kai-shekMao Zedong
Mao Tse-tung · Communist Party of China · Zhou Enlai · People's Liberation Army · Red Army
Chiang Kai-shekMao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh · Kim Il-sung · Joseph Stalin · Communist China · People's Republic of China