The Chinese Communist Revolution (1921-1945) [Parts 1-6]

How did the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) take over China? In this video series, we trace the Party's history as a revolutionary movement, from its initial Dual-Issue blending Chinese nationalism with Soviet Communism, to its dramatic rises and falls during the 1st United Front and the Jiangxi Soviet, and finally Mao Zedong's successful strategies to seize leadership over both the Party and the country.

This is the completed version of the 6-part series:

I. Chinese Nationalism & Soviet Communism

II. Early Attempts & The 1st United Front (192127)

III. Insurrection & Guerrillaism, Jinggangshan and Futian (192731)

IV. Jiangxi, Long March, Shaanxi (193137)

V. The 2nd SinoJapanese War & Rectification (193745)

VI. Aftermath & Conclusions 2:28:28

All interpretations and errors are my own.

▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

▬ SOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

For Parts 1-5, see individual videos (links in description).

Dreyer E. China at War, 1901-1949. Taylor & Francis 1995.

Eastman L. Seeds of Destruction: Nationalist China in War and Revolution 1937-1949. Stanford University Press 1984.

Pepper S. Civil War in China: The Political Struggle 1945-1949. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc 1999.

Thaxton R. Salt of the Earth: The Political Origins of Peasant Protest and Communist Revolution in China. University of California Press 1997.

Wang XM. Rural China, 1901-1949: Modernization and Resilience. Routledge 2021.

▬ ATTRIBUTIONS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Script + Graphics: Microsoft Office 2013

Script Editor: QuillBot, Grok

Audio: ShureMV7, Audacity, WavePad

Video Processing: VideoPad

Thumbnail: Adobe Photoshop, MS Paint, Powerpoint

Wikipedia (basic facts + dates)

Maps:

Google Maps

(Thumbnail)

(Thumbnail)

(Chinese Rail Network)

(Chinese Rail Network)

(Chinese Rail Network)

(Chinese Rail Network)

(Chinese Rail Network)

(193847 Yellow River Flooding)

For Parts 1-5, see individual videos (links in description).