The Chinese Communist Revolution III. Insurrection & Guerrillaism, Jinggangshan and Futian (1927-31)

How did the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) take over China? In this video (Part 3 of 6), we’ll go over the various approaches the CCP took to obtain its own independent military power, focusing particularly on Mao’s experiences at Jinggangshan and southern Jiangxi.

SCRIPT: https://strategosstuff.blogspot.com/2...

All interpretations and errors are my own.

▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Start
1:01 - 8. 1927-28: Rural Revolution 1 - Insurrection & Guerrilla-ism
11:09 - 9. 1923-26: Rural Revolution 2 - Ideological Struggles

▬ SOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
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▬ 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

https://www.meherbabatravels.com/maps... (Chinese Rail Network)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing... (Chinese Rail Network)
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%... (Chinese Rail Network)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pro...
(Nanchang Uprising + Autumn Harvest Uprising military routes)
https://www.csgpc.org/uploads/article...
(Rural uprisings)
https://zrzyt.xinjiang.gov.cn/xjgtzy/...
(Jinggangshan)
https://m.jxnews.com.cn/pic/003/030/7...
(Jinggangshan)
https://p7.itc.cn/images01/20230930/f...
(Jinggangshan)
https://pic4.zhimg.com/v2-889a3c5d2b6...
(Early Jiangxi Soviet)

Thumbnail:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zed...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_...