Chiang Kai-Shek

(noun)

A political and military leader of 20th century China, an influential member of the Nationalist Party, the Kuomintang (KMT) who became the leader of the KMT in 1925. In 1926, he led the Northern Expedition to unify the country, becoming China's nominal leader. He served as Chairman of the National Military Council of the Nationalist government of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 to 1948.

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(noun)

A 20th-century Chinese political and military leader. He was an influential member of the Kuomintang (KMT), or the Chinese Nationalist Party. In the Chinese civil war, the KMT fought against the Communist Party of China (CPC). The CPC defeated the Nationalists in 1949, forcing his government to retreat to Taiwan. After evacuating to Taiwan, his government continued to declare its intention to retake mainland China. The US recognized the KMT as the legitimate government of China, rather than recognize the CPC.

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Examples of Chiang Kai-Shek in the following topics:

  • War Aims and Strategy

    • Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin), together with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, cooperated informally on a plan in which American and British troops concentrated in the West; Soviet troops fought on the Eastern front; and Chinese, British, and American troops fought in Asia and the Pacific.
    • Churchill, in turn, pledged more troops and resources to the Pacific and Burma to reinforce positions held by Chiang Kai-Shek against the Japanese.
    • It closely followed the Cairo Conference which had taken place on 22–26 November 1943 and was attended by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek.
    • In addition to the Potsdam Agreement, on July 26, Churchill, Truman, and Chiang Kai-shek issued the Potsdam Declaration which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan during World War II in Asia.
    • Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of China (left), Roosevelt (middle), and Winston Churchill (right) at the Cairo Conference in December of 1943.

  • Converging Military Fronts

    • In November 1943, Roosevelt and Churchill met with Chiang Kai-shek in Cairo and then with Joseph Stalin in Tehran.

  • China and the Bomb

    • MacArthur attempted to orchestrate public support for bombing China, as well as for assisting an invasion of the mainland by KMT forces, led by Chiang Kai-shek.

  • Japanese Expansion

    • The Japanese military failed to defeat the Chinese government led by Chiang Kai-shek and the war descended into a bloody stalemate that lasted until 1945.

  • The Defeat of Japan

    • In addition to the Potsdam Agreement, which focused on the post-war order in Europe, on 26 July, Churchill, Truman, and Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China (the Soviet Union was not at war with Japan) issued the Potsdam Declaration which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan during World War II in Asia.

  • Japanese Aggression

    • In 1937, Japan invaded China, starting what was essentially a three-way war between Japan, Mao Zedong's communists, and Chiang Kai-shek's nationalists.

  • The Rise of Japan

    • In 1937, Japan invaded China, creating what was essentially a three-way war between Japan, Mao Zedong's communists, and Chiang Kai-shek's nationalists.

  • The Korean War

    • MacArthur attempted to orchestrate public support for bombing China, as well as for assisting an invasion of the mainland by KMT forces, led by Chiang Kai-shek.