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Zhongguo gong chan dang

 Organization

Administrative History

Zhongguo gong chan dang (established 1921) is the political party of the Republic of China.

Zhongguo gang chan dang was founded in 1921 as a revolutionary movement and political party influenced by the May Fourth Movement and Marxism. In its early years it partnered was allied with Zhongguo guo min dang, the national party in China. Zhonguo gang chan dang was forced out of Shanghai, but maintained an underground existence, when the two parties broke the alliance. Mao Zedong and other leaders grew the party from peasant populations in the countryside, eventually becoming the Chinese Soviet Republic. The Republic was soon destroyed by the Zhongguo guo min dang, the Zhongguo gong chan dang fled to Yan'an in what is called the Long March.

the Xi'an Incident brought the two parties together under a united front against Japanese invasion. The war ended in 1945, and the civil war picked up again with Zhongguo gong chan dang defeating the Zhongguo guo min dang, causing the retreat to Taiwan. Zhongguo gong chan dang became the official party of the People's Republic of China in 1949 under Mao Zedong. Mao initiated the controversial Great Leap Forward, and there was a divide in the ideology of the party. Mao died in 1976, and Deng Xiaoping took control of the party. It is one of the largest political parties in existence.

Citation:
Brittanica, via WWW, October 15, 2018 (People’s Republic of China, 1949 gov’t; 1921 founded, political party; Nationalist alliance, ousted, underground; Mao, peasant support; Chinese Soviet Republic, 1931; destroyed by Nationalists, Long March, Yan’an; Xi’an Incident, United Front; 1946 civil war, support; Soviet model to odds; Great leap Forward, 1958-60; Cultural Revolution; radical, pragmatic divide; Mao death, 1976; Deng Xiaoping; Four Modernizations; party chair, 1981, Hua Guofeng; one of the largest parties; monopolistic)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Foster Snow photographs of family and friends, approximately 1853-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains photographs, including slides, pertaining to the life of Helen Foster Snow. Photograph subjects include Helen's ancestors, family members, Utah childhood, friends, pets, and domestic animals. Photos of Helen's adulthood are mainly located at her home in Connecticut or in the eastern United States. Photographs are mainly unrelated to Helen's time working in China, although some depict friends visiting from China. Many photographs have accompanying captions written on the front or...
Dates: Other: approximately 1853-2000

Helen Foster Snow photographs of family, friends, and vacations, approximately 1853-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains photographs, including slides, pertaining to the life of Helen Foster Snow. Photographs include Helen's ancestors, family members, Utah childhood, friends, animals, and vacations. Photos of Helen's adulthood are mainly located at her home in Connecticut or in the eastern United States. Photographs are mainly unrelated to Helen's time working in China, though some depict friends visiting from China. Vacations include a European tour, places throughout the United States, Egypt, and...
Dates: approximately 1853-2000

Helen Foster Snow vacation photographs, approximately 1930-1988

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains photographs depicting Helen Foster Snow on various vacations, including a European tour (England, Paris, and Greece), India, and Egypt, and places throughout the United States, such as Nantucket, the Grand Canyon, Idaho, and the Tetons. Also includes a few photographs of Helen at home in Connecticut, and a scrapbook kept by Helen documenting her trip on the American Mail Line from Seattle to Shanghai in 1931. Many photographs have accompanying captions written on the front or back,...
Dates: approximately 1930-1988

Photograph of a black bear, approximately 1958

 Series — Box 140: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239254367], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Series 2994b
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Contains photographs depicting Helen Foster Snow on various vacations, including a European tour (England, Paris, and Greece), India, and Egypt, and places throughout the United States, such as Nantucket, the Grand Canyon, Idaho, and the Tetons. Also includes a few photographs of Helen at home in Connecticut, and a scrapbook kept by Helen documenting her trip on the American Mail Line from Seattle to Shanghai in 1931. Many photographs have accompanying captions written on the front or back,...
Dates: approximately 1958