Thesis: The Chinese Civil War following the dissolution of Japanese occupation in China witnessed the CCP snowball into power to establish the People’s Republic of China in 1949. This was largely due to the GMD and Chiang Kaishek’s failure in legitimizing their rule, Mao’s prowess militarily and the CCP’s ability to gather the masses.
Body Topic One first sentence The Civil War between 1946-1948 witnessed many critical errors, both on the part of Chiang Kaishek and the Guomindang party, they failed militarily and had never been able to win popular support (due to economic reasons, discrediting them politically) attributing to the domination of the CCP and their eventual establishment.
Evidence copied from access:●     Chiang’s failed attempt to seize Northern China without readiness within his own army●     Poor military tactics from Chiang’ overextension of the army saw the CCP cut off their supply lines.●     Lack of loyalty, desertions, moles●     Inflation under their governance●     Withdrew support from urban China - leading to corruption, nepotism, failure in Three Principles lost faith of rural China which consisted of the majority, whom allied with the Communists●     historical opinion + concluding statement

Body Topic Two first sentence Mao and his followers were greatly able to take advantage of the opportunities provided through the Nationalists failings, and with Mao’s genial leadership during the five main poins of the Civil War made out the CCP to be stronger than the Nationalists eventually driving them out.
Evidence copied from access:●     Holding onto Manchuria●     Defeating the ‘strong point offensive’●     PLA’s counteroffensives campaigns 1948-49, Huaihai and Pingjin●     Allowing Yanan in order to obtain the rest of China was seen as Mao’s most prominent decision ●     Ability to gather US ammunitions ●     historical opinion + concluding statement

Body Topic Three first sentence Michael Lynch argues that one of the main reasons behind all of this was the CCP’s ability to gain popular support either through actual loyalty of the people or through instilling fear coercively. Comparatively the Nationalists failed in doing this, their support was from urban China and was in the minds of the public nepotic and corrupt.
Evidence copied from access:●      Mao offered genuine aspirations to the people. Struck sympathy amongst the peasants in China. Ironically they were better positioned to fulfill the Three Principles of the People. They had created political structure. “won the hearts of the people”●     Whereas Chiang Kaishek was amidst a party of factionalism, corruption and dependent on international aid.●      They had little interest in the impoverished peasants as they were run by political elites and supported by urban intelligentsia. ●     By imposing his type of governance on the local power structures in previously Japanese occupied territories his administrators were out of touch with the community and their needs. Thus Chiang was forced to use coercion to enforce obedience●      Conscription saw further grudges against the Nationalists. Their gruesome treatment of peasants did not go unthought of.●     PLA’s land policies won popular support in many liberated areas. Success in expanding volunteer army.
Conclusion (Topic sentence in other words) Thus with the Nationalists and Chiang failing to use their initial advantages and losing territorially, morally, politically and popularly to the prowess of Mao and the PLA, arguably, Mao saw victory amongst a country that yearned for a leader of the people. The CCP took their opportunities and with the GMD’s continuous political misgivings established the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Following the fleet of Kaishek to Taiwan, they won the Civil War.

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