China at War with Itself (1945-1949)

---

I. Japan's Surrender
     - USA's Asia Strategy

II. Nationalist Difficulties
     A. Japanese Legacy
          1. Wang Jingwei Regime
     B. Guomindang
          1. Leadership issues
          2. Retreat Strategy
          3. Corruption
          4. Nationalist Shortcomings
               - Short term gains vs. Long term sacrifices
          5. Conservatism
     C. GMD and WWII
          1. Warlord Control: Long Yun
          2. Elitism
               - taxation & conscription
          3. Jiang Jieshi and the US

III. Mao and the Communists
     A.  Secret of Success?
          1. Short Term Goals
          2. Long Term Vision
     B. Yan'an
          1. Edgar Snow and Agnes Smedly
          2. American Interest; Ideological Repulsion
          3. Rural Mobilization
               - Peasant support
          4. Mass Line

IV. US in China
     A. American Support
          1. Pacific Strategy
          2. CCP Expansion
          3. "Free China"
               - Tradition of GMD support
               - Flying Tigers
               - Dixie Mission
          4. Japan's Surrender

V. Why the Nationalists Failed
          1. When Peace Broke Out
               - Urban Deployment
               - US Aid
          2. Mismanagement
               - Economy
               - (un)Popular Support
          3. Nationalist Stragegy
          4. CCP Strategy [map]

VI. Conclusions
          1. GMD Collapse
          2. January 1949 - Beijing