Struggle for Manchuria 1946-1948 - The Strong Point Offensive 1947 - The Liaoshen Campaign 1948 - The Huihai Campaign 1948-1949 - The pinjin Campaign 1948-1949
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How did the Americans contribute
Lend-Lease millions of dollars and aid
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The struggle for Manchuria why GMD
1946-1948 GMD needed for industry and would bring rapid end to war but had no support from peasants
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MAnchuria Communist resistance
Support of peasants - NRA deserted or became spies - destroyed airships and railway lines 10,000 miles
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The Liaoshen campaign
1948 CCP campaign that won Manchuria - Chiang sent 1/4 million troops as final attempt - defeated by hand to hand - NRA lost 200,000 men
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The strong point offensive
1947 change in Maos tactics from Mobile defence to frontal war - GMD took Yunan but moles informed PLA and they evacuated - empty victory for Chiang but spread troops to thinly so CCP where able to make focused attacks - GMD lost north east china
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The Huihai campaign
1948-1949 CCP domination of North and central China NRA lost 200,000 men under Chiangs poor generalship - Mao targeted bases with american weapons too use against GMD - USA already gave $3billion to GMD and werent willing to give more
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The Pinjin campaign
1948-1949 Mao wanted Beijing for symbolic value - on route killed all who didnt surrender- The beijing government surrendered to avoid destruction of culture in 1949
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Significance of 3 campaigns
Took 4 months and CCP had control of north and centre - Victory inevitable - 1949 Chiang handed power to vice president to avoid embaressment but still had control and fled to Taiwan 1949
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General facts
NRA troops outnumbered PLA 4 to 1 - 6 million civilian deaths - 3 million NRA deaths - 1 million PLA
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