Feature History - Chinese Civil War

Hello and welcome to Feature History, featuring a civil war that done happened in China.
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I do the research, writing, narration, art, and animation. Yes, it is very lonely
Music
Kevin MacLeod - Minima
Kevin MacLeod - Eastern Thought
Thomas Newman - Red Corner
Kevin MacLeod - Opium
Antti Martikainen - City of Lions
Derek Zhao - The God's Duel
Derek & Brandon Fiechter - The Yellow Emperor
Kevin MacLeod - The Pyre
Jeff Van Dyck - Taiko Shuffle
Jonas West - Mighty China
Derek Fiechter - Bamboo Village

[@FeatureHistory]

I wanted to issue a very late apology for the opening gag in this video. The cheap edginess of my 16 year old self accompanied with naïve beliefs that my jokes were evidently "ironic" and would not reinforce already normalised harmful stereotypes has long overshadowed the content of this video. Thankfully these days KZbin allows creators to posthumously edit videos, so with modern science I can extract some of my missteps. I can not however improve my old editing or voice over though, those will always suck.

[@jayfkay3743]

Don’t worry about it, edgy jokes are fine.

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

Never bow down to the woke mob.

[@eeelll224]

@@drtony1000 Bruh

[@eeelll224]

@@drtony1000 You christians have fake religion.

[@danzwku]

what was the joke??

[@sanjanakerkar8255]

I really appreciate how Mao's hairline slowly crept up throughout the vid

[@rossmanIVXX]

His waistline grew as his hair line retreated. A physical analogy of the Chinese civil war.

[@user-it2hc6bx5t]

@@rossmanIVXX I don't get the analogy.....territory for freedom?

[@jasontee839]

What crept means

[@TM-nn2dl]

哈哈😄

[@yiuminglo]

The retreat of this dickhead’s hairline is commensurate with the number of Chinese he killed. The more he massacred, the backward it got

[@conway9214]

Fun fact: As my grandpa said, soldiers during the Chinese civil war would sometimes switch sides, depending on which side had rations to eat.

[@corporatejones9126]

Exactly!

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@nicholaslarmour5647]

Wow!

[@vjmnn-kx3pv]

因为国民党那不给饭吃

[@user-ps1kc1fh7w]

not exactly well，in before，they（soldiers）just for something to eat，but later especially when CPC come here，they find their will，I mean communism，liberation China，help other peoples，so with powerful energy to fighting，my forefather just a example

[@hanxiao8070]

As a Chinese and Chinese modern history learner myself, I endorse the quality of this video. The rich amount and unbiased credit of information are really rare on KZbin.

[@starboardplunger6543]

As a Taiwanese, I held you in high regard for commenting your thoughts. 是中華人就一起加油!

[@davidxyj]

The guy just told truth of the Chinese history during the period,nothing more nothing less.

[@sufimuslimlion4114]

Calvin The Honourable Sir So you mean Chinese? Weird that u would use ur state in China that ur from as Ur identity.... Especially when talking to intentional audience lol. Like I’m an Iraqi who’s family was apart of Saddam Hussein Baathist government and if I told Americans I was anbari instead iraqi would be weird

[@johnnyw6467]

@@davidxyj He fail to account that one of the main cause of famine is due to USA put sanction on agriculture to China at that time.

[@eisbergmizippay3460]

@@johnnyw6467 Damn, you telling me a mass famine occurred in one of the world's biggest and most agriculturally rich country, that managed to sustain itself for millennia before the communist took over, and had more than enough farmland to sustain itself in the modern world, had a famine because the U.S. won't give it a few bushels of wheat? Damn that's crazy

[@luxy2854]

"Kuomintang" or "Guomindang" Literally means "Nationalist Party,' and the Communist equivalent was "Gongchandang," so you could have also said "The nationalist... nationalist party and the communist... communist party"

[@Sophia-hs7et]

In my history course they're referred to as the Kuomintang and the Communist parties respectively, so I think those are what everybody knows them as. Besides it's a bit of a joke on the fact that people know the KMT for its actual chinese name but only know the Communist party for its english name On another note, I have been wondering about the communist party's actual name in Chinese, so it's Gongchangdang, good to know :D

[@RabbitchN]

@@Sophia-hs7et Kuomintang is the offical English name from 1920

[@ABC-qd5oc]

Yes, this brings shame to the Soviet Union. *waiting for someone to correct me that soviet means union in russian*

[@Jsay18]

@@ElonHusky No, Soviet = Council in Russian. so it's actually Council Union, or, more correctly, The Union of Communist Councils.

[@Jsay18]

@@RaindropCantabile There is no such thing as an unnecessary dig at communism.

[@JackRackam]

I took a Chinese History class last year, and I'm pretty sure you went into detail in places where my professor didn't and did so in a total of fifteen minutes. A+

[@raaaaaaaaaam496]

Jack Rackam college in a nutshell.

[@chasespeer251]

Welcome to the college of the internet where you can become as knowledgeable as you like in as short amount of time as you like

[@applemauzel]

SMH at the fact that you took a Chinese History class and all they taught you was the chinese civil war...

[@chasespeer251]

I mean in fairness as an American thats about as early as you need to go and still stay relevent. The huuuuge majority of Chinese history before the civil war of the 20th century is completely irrelevant to every one in the west besides the UK

[@lagrangepoint9386]

Anything wrong with taking a course like that?

[@sirnilsolav6646]

Watching this in preparation for Waking the Tiger DLC

[@3arrap3r14]

Sir Nils Olav lol wtf me too playing as communist china but i don't know where to go in the focus tree

[@spencer871]

I've had a few games were I changed to social democracy and had good success because it gives you the best economy i think. my communist china beat soviet union in one game :D and of course all my neighbors.

[@firedrake1713]

What game is that

[@CT--gs1wj]

Its harder to unify china under Mao now with the dlc, but its still possible. I just did it yesterday

[@HyperZhou]

same

[@djhgdsfadsiuydsauy]

An issue with this video: Both generals weren't put to death, only Yang Hucheng was. Zhang Xueliang was put on house arrest for the next ~40 years.

[@jamesyang420]

Surprisingly Zhang is the last one in his generation dead in 2003. He witnessed the history for over a century, the history that he's involved with.

[@realniggashit3]

​@@jamesyang420 He wasn't the last and he died in 2001. Madame Chiang Kai-shek outlived him by 2 years.

[@jumolangma8557]

Zhang wasn't released until after Chiang's son Chiang Jr. died in the late 1980s. So Zhang was under house arrest for over half a century.

[@bosunbill9059]

@@jumolangma8557 Actually later on Zhang went on Self-Exile , despite what Chang did to him he is surprisingly loyal to the KMT Party. Despite years passed, invitations by relatives to return back to the mainland were denied. Even after Mao died and China reformed, he still refused to return home.

[@jumolangma8557]

@@bosunbill9059 Yes Zhang died in Hawaii and never returned to visit the mainland, but don't forget the fact that right after he left Taiwan, there was the "Chiang Nan assassination," in which Chiang Kai-shek's son the new President Chiang Ching-kuo ordered the murder of writer Chiang Nan in San Francisco, who was a US citizen of Taiwan origin, for writing a not very flattering biography of the Chiang Jr.

[@brandonchan5620]

So basically everything changed for the Kuomintang after the Japanese attacked.

[@MrMurica]

The fire nation

[@santiagorappy71]

Yeah, they faced the Japanese the most and the CCP took the advantage when Manchuria got controlled by Soviet Union

[@wtripley]

Keep Avatar alive ✌️😭

[@qiyuxuan9437]

@Alex Guess what, he took all the golds and high value stuff away from Beijing and ran off lol.

[@qiyuxuan9437]

@Alex Yeah, surely he cant take everything away, but many high value items in Beijing was taken away, such as many object from the forbidden city. But at least they are in museum in taiwan.

[@ruoyangchang6835]

4:50 He literally pissed off because he died due to uremia where the kidneys fail.

[@hengchongkie1849]

Lord Viktor the Ruthless yes exactly, that guy is called Yuan Shek Kai, u can google him

[@mchmchminecraft1637]

This account is no longer used Nobody knows why but the time is near from he been protest by basically everyone(warlords, news, people) and he just died later.

[@kevinliang2204]

A very unbiased review. Best version.

[@zhuolixie5922]

Kevin Liang unfortunately that is not the true for the comment section. :(

[@davidleeadams168]

Do not think so many mistakes and fully copied without investigation and debate from both parties.

[@Edan_Marf_TV]

@@davidleeadams168 You have to consider that it's still a video, it has an educational purpose buy it's not a proper full documentary, it has to have entertainment features as well and.. of course it has not the same duration of a documentary

[@rishasapaliga5883]

so true.

[@rishasapaliga5883]

@@zhuolixie5922 what do u mean????????

[@roofkorean1892]

''it's not how I will win, it's when I will win.'' Mao Zedong.

[@rishasapaliga5883]

do I care about Mao ????/

[@ouyangtimothy9164]

@@rishasapaliga5883 Does anyone care about you?

[@amistrophy]

*throws peasant body at enemy*

[@amistrophy]

@@Gigacyy He obviously used cloning tech. l-MAO

[@omnomnom5359]

@@amistrophy haha lMao

[@yejoyt]

Mao's long march cannot be understated in how much of a feat it was to be accomplished

[@ahmadtarek7763]

Yeah, I don't understand how they first of all managed yo do it. And second how they managed yo turn it into a win.

[@jinvonastrea1141]

@@ahmadtarek7763 mandate of heaven magic

[@alfijibril611]

Mao being smart and KMT being dumb

[@xxxxa3833]

@@ahmadtarek7763 As a Chinese proverb goes, “he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world”

[@vincentding2751]

In his own words, it was "mobilizing the people" in China at that time, there were no peasants but only sharecroppers. Mao believed that the sharecroppers were the most powerful class in China, but because of their low status, no one cared... As long as you have the support of the sharecroppers, you can win. So he led the Red Army and the Communists to support the resistance of the sharecroppers and overthrow the landlords... Success gained support and support, and thus won. It is worth mentioning that this may not only be a political tactic, but also a real tendency of his own. When he was a nobody before the Long March, he was very popular with the local sharecroppers and workers.

[@12319738]

I'm a Chinese student study in America, I asked my east civilization class professor about the Long March, and he has no ideas about what it is when he was teaching the chapter about the history of China.

[@JR5745]

Jerry Xu I know that Chang Kei-shek fought Japan while Mao hide his ass in a cave.

[@sqw3655]

Then he lose the war with his 6 millions army which are 3 times of Chairman Mao's, also with the high tech weapon from west, what an idiot, can't choose that pig head to lead us.

[@Asmobia]

Chang beat all enemies in China except Japan before WWII. If Mao was better than Chang in military, why didn't Mao beat all local warlords and united China? Japan beat China since 1895, and then Japan kept developing in the next 50 years while China suffered multiple civil wars in decades -- The difference between Japan and China was increasing in those 50 years and now you laugh at Chang Kei-shek for losing battles against Japan? Are you really such ill-educated? Chang lost his army to Japan more than Mao did because Mao did nothing but guerrilla, which couldn't stop Japan's invasion. Chang failed to stop Japan too but at least he tried and paid the price, while Mao was focus on expanding and licking Stalin's dick.

[@xinchen6533]

Mao beat US and UN....in Korean war...

[@JR5745]

Sq W what do you call a communist Cat?

[@vulgarpotato]

GUYS IF YOU SEE A FEATURE HISTORY ACCOUNT PROMISING GIFTS, REPORT IT AND DONT COMMENT ON IT COMMENTING ON IT PUSHES IT UP TOWARDS THE TOP COMMENTS

[@GerackSerack]

But I want gifts...

[@vulgarpotato]

NO!

[@clay9617]

Commenting to push it up can help though, because you need multiple reports for it to get took down. If you comment, it gets pushed further to the top, letting more people see it, and report it. Also they can act as a warning mechanism too.

[@Max1715]

It doesn't matter, they get bots to like their comments so they get to the top anyway.

[@hansenyan6217]

Yuan shikai: ok....im now the president.......I gUEes thAt I cAn bE an eMpErOr nOw! people: dude, we just got rid of the monarchy.

[@realniggashit3]

Imagine if George Washington or Oliver Cromwell declared themselves king

[@jonsong4592]

according to some sources, his own son fed him false information on public sentiment and told him everyone wanted him to be the new emperor, just so he can be crown prince and get the title handed to him later on. Yuan shikai didn't know people weren't down with another monarchy until he had already declared it.

[@jimi5014]

@@jonsong4592 source: trust me bro

[@jonsong4592]

@@jimi5014 the source is from Yuan Shikai's daughter's memoir "My Father Yuan Shi Kai". While the validity of it is in question, it is still a primary source to consider. It was said that Yuan Shikai's eldest son was bringing him doctored versions of the "Shuntian Times" newspaper that skewed his perspective. Again, this is still a disputed source, but a source nonetheless

[@leonstrya3677]

One of the most neutral videos talking about China's civil war, great job!

[@Dominikize]

Not really, many factual mistakes and over simplifications, but for someone who dosent know history of China, this may be correct

[@nationradical]

Such as?

[@jinvonastrea1141]

@@Dominikize at least explain some of the factual mistake or over simplications

[@changheyang9252]

Honestly speaking, this video is basically correct. There is a small mistake, though. The two generals who coerced Chiang to cooperate with CCP were not killed immediately after this event. One of them sent Chiang back to Nanjing and was later under house arrest until 1979. The other was killed in 1949. @@jinvonastrea1141

[@dhirentulsiani]

Haha "You don't even read these" in the patreon pledgers list

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Wuchang Clan ain't nothin' to fuck wit. EDIT: "Let the Americans do the fighting" is an historically sound tactical decision. Ask the UK.

[@PeterLiuIsBeast]

Actually the UK was helping China a lot. Not by sending many troops but one of the most important supply routes was the Burma Road.

[@EverPresentDoctor]

Fuzzy Dunlop ... the UK is like that guy who holds the beers, watches, and laughs as his drunk buddy embarrasses himself by losing fights to rice farmers, or farmers of any type really.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Oh no, don't get me wrong, I am full aware of happenings such as the unfortunately aptly-named "Forgotten Army" (though if I'm not mistaken it heavily consisted of colonial troops from places like East Africa. Still 'subjects' I suppose, and not to detract from the sacrifice of the denizens of the Isles themselves who'd served.) I was referring more to the "Mediterranean tour" the yanks co-headlined with them during the war and then the times after the war they've felt carte blanche to poke their heavily-armed heads into the doorway of many a regional conflict.

[@ice_bear9522]

1. How long did the Chinese Civil War go on for? (0:32) 2. For the 17th 18th and 19th centuries who ruled China? (1:18) 3. What was the Boxer Rebellion all about? (2:36) 4. What was Sun Yat-Sen’s ‘Three Principals’? (3:09) 5. Who was China’s first president? (3:49) 6. What event outside of China sparked change within China? (5:27) 7. What was the ‘White Terror’? (6:57) 8. What type of warfare did Mao Zedong use in order to deflect the Kuomintang? (8:39) 9. What percentage of Mao’s people survived the Long March? (9:26) 10. What type of people did Mao recruit for the Chinese Communist Party? (9:50) 11. What did Chiang Kai-Shek do that Mao was able to exploit in order to recruit more people to his cause? (11:00) 12. Who did the Soviet Union support in the Chinese Civil War? Who did the United States support in the Chinese Civil War? (12:08) 13. How did the United States trying to create a truce hurt the Kuomintang and help the CCP? (12:24) 14. When was the People’s Republic of China established? (13:19) 15. How does China maintain much of its power today? (14:46)

[@grugg3108]

The Nationalists and the Communists teamed up and then started fighting again? *_i feel like I've heard of that somewhere_*

[@longbow101]

Basically every story in Hollywood movies.

[@anniemeridian270]

@@longbow101 Oh my god this is so Hollywood

[@lu5799]

and they did that twice

[@wilhufftarkin6744]

It's so dramatic right? 😂

[@No-xw7mo]

Im starting to see a pattern here.

[@myohmy9000]

13:12 *Communism Intensifies*

[@KoalaProductions]

@luc, no, eat shit brainless capitalist dog

[@kaiser2383]

Nick Lemke Woah calm down there you bullshavick

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

China is my city

[@RandomU5erName]

Beijing is my country

[@lfteri]

China is my neighbourhood

[@ABPHistory]

england is my city

[@KevinBuritica]

the Silk Road is my county

[@robertshuxley]

It's every day comrade

[@phx24]

It's great how this is genuinely unbiased. No pro Guomindang bullshit or CPC propaganda. Thank you!!

[@BodyCounter]

11:43 "You were right about one thing Mao... The negotiations were short."

[@bizambo100]

I thought the same thing lol

[@DaniTheDeer]

You know, what, I'll take that helicopter, thank you very much.

[@castalov247]

Joseph Stalin But Stalin was scared of flying.

[@chrischen7241]

DEAD RED IS ONLY GOOD RED.

[@LosgehtsFCB]

Tovarish Stalin. You are back! I knew the rumours of your death were Western propaganda!

[@msq7041]

PAPA STALIN 😊

[@pinagpaletsamalapet2319]

Mi friend joseph!

[@BPKL1984]

As a Chinese studied in MIZZOU for three years, and also a history lover, I have to say this video cover 90% of what I learned in Chinese history textbook and also what I knew beyond the Chinese firewall. Fantastic job! Especially after the slightly incorrect pictures used in the Opium War episode LOL. Need to get some time to finish watching all your works! Thank you bro!

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎‎‎‎

[@Mr_M_History]

Say what you want about Mao's governance but his mousetrap tactics worked an absolute treat!

[@glenfernandez26]

And that genius tactical layout is still the main military doctrine why the latter-maoist era revolutionary groups in other countries, especially in the third world, still thrives up to this day----even without international support.

[@TIRFemcel]

@@catalinapizarroarmele8318 Art of War has nothing to do with this, it just tells you to "fight wars that you can win lol"

[@ex0duzz]

Yes, Mao studied art of war.

[@xz6107]

an amazing job to condense the complexity into 15 mins and without much bias.

[@higboson5943]

太精彩了！In all of KZbin, I struggle to find a channel as well-animated, nuanced and concise in its presentation of historical events as this one. Well done!

[@anthonywatson6070]

Very informative and well thought out, I always get excited when I see one of your new videos get uploaded. Keep up the great work!

[@darwinian7974]

How did I just discover this channel, seriously top-shelf content

[@johnw3729]

This is an excellent presentation of something I've never been guided to learn or care about. Nice job.

[@DarkVlord]

So it explains the relation between PR.China and Taiwan.

[@rkie0304]

PRC and RC

[@NetThief]

SA AKI more complicated, in general, there are 3 sides. Civil war winner central government, civil war loser kmt and separatists.

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Liu Qiwei There’s also Taiwanese who seek to reject the Chinese legacy and create a distinct modern Taiwanese identity.

[@santiagorappy71]

@@rkie0304 it's funny because KMT nowadays is the party who likes the one China prínciple, but the DPP is DAMN antichinese so the only way China and Taiwan can see eye to eye again and reunite is by the KMT winning the rule of the island

[@alexhuang6282]

鑫鑫鑫 新党比国民党有前途

[@Rhinee]

The WuTang clan uprising

[@theDENIMMAN]

Livid Rhine aint nothin to fuck with

[@potatoe8142]

Livid Rhine I guess you could say the uprising was smooth like cream

[@nicholaswhyte9442]

from the shaolin to the valley of the shadow of death, WITH LIQUID SWORDS AND SHADOWBOXING

[@Defensor_Libertatis]

Livid Rhine 👐 Wu-tang killa beez🐝

[@SunniLeBoeuf]

Kuo-min-tang ain't nothin to fuck with

[@thelieutenant7732]

It’s amazing that my own grandparents were there to witness the creation of their nation. It’s equally amazing that Mao lived long enough that my parents lived during his time.

[@realniggashit3]

Mao only outlived Chiang by 1 year

[@AlexandriaTheSecond]

Fokin communist fok

[@thelieutenant7732]

@@AlexandriaTheSecond Thanks for coming to a completely incorrect conclusion and also commenting on a 4 year old comment. I am, from the point of my birth, a proud American.

[@ramiere1412]

i doubt they think its amazing. life under mao was hell

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@user-yy8st5fo9u]

Sorry but the Kuomintang founded in 1912 is NOT the same as the later, Chiang's controlled Kuomintang. That's a common mistake we all made.

[@bolshevikboitoy3587]

Chiang was an outright Nazi ally.

[@rangergxi]

Sun Yat Sen supported dictatorship as a transition to democracy but Mao says the same.

[@user-yy8st5fo9u]

@@rangergxi That process is called 训政, the titulary period. Sun believes even the Qing Dynasty was overthrown by a new democratic government. Citizens and local bureaucrats doesn't have democratic thinking thus made the lately found democratic government vulnerable. So he believe Republic of China should firstly tought his people the thinking of republic and democracy, then we cound entra a new era of democracy. It should last only for 2 years but the Japanese invasion together with Chiang's obsession of power ruined all effort. Republic of China finally had a presidental electron in 1996, that's 84 years late.

[@rangergxi]

@@user-yy8st5fo9u He said that but was ousted from power. It is very likely that he would have maintained a right wing dictatorship for decades. You learn democracy by practicing it, not through dictatorship.

[@taoliu3949]

@@user-yy8st5fo9u What are you talking about,训政 officially ended in 1946 when the constitution was adopted, first elections were in 1947. Certain articles of the constitution had to be suspended in 1948 because the Civil War effort was collapsing. There were still elections however after 1949, the local elections were completely free and implemented across Taiwan started in 1950. The first Mayors of Taipei and Tainan were all independents. At the time the President was elected by the National Assembly which was elected by the people, but the loss of Mainland meant new elections for their delegates could not be held so the original delegates held their positions. The delegates representing Taiwan and Kinmen however continued to be reelected every 6 years. And lol, theres no way 2 years is enough to 'reeducate' the populace, please read Suns 建国大纲。Not to mention, there was still rebellions from various warlords other conflicts after the Northern Expedition.

[@KathyClysm]

I absolute love your videos. The graphics are stunning and your explanations are very easy to understand. Thanks so much for your hard work!

[@kostadinovstefan6870]

You've definitely earned a new subscriber with me. I love the depths of information you present, and your focus on the background and context of the time and place definitely places you separate from other historic feature channels, keep it going. Since you've already long begun a theme of communist revolutions, I'd ask if you can do the one in Yugoslavia, which itself is related to the Russian civil war and revolution, as Tito was part of the October Revolution as a soldier. Once, again, cheers and great work.

[@chrisscerbo5731]

nice video. you taught me some things I definitely didnt know. thanks

[@crampuswincent9404]

听别人讲自己家的故事，真是有趣 How interesting to hear a story been told by a foreign tongue.

[@tedyoung6410]

讲得还不错呢

[@weichun316]

這說法也很有趣

[@mrhomer4501]

especially its much more clearly by them to told

[@wuli_bottle]

@@mrhomer4501 I disagree. It does have its partial clear and new point of view from a non-Chinese, but everybody has his/her unclear part of knowledge. For example, most non-Chinese can't tell much about Chinese culture or circumstance related to the Chinese history.

[@ley9868]

这个up主 说话有点无厘头，但总体还是比较中立。

[@jacksonreid4824]

YEEEEEAAHHH BOOIIIIZ FEATURE HISTORY!!!!!1!!1!!1!

[@mvrukrvmqhvm]

The most accurate, comprehensive, informative and objective introduction of modern Chinese history I have ever seen! Good job! Well done! I wish to give 1000 ups if I can.

[@knulerabc]

I am actually doing an assignment on this. Thanks for the overview, it will help alot :)

[@rosasanchez6812]

You explained my one hour presentation in only 15 minutes, thank youuuu!

[@Meirstein]

Herro isn't offensive Chinese, it's actual japanese.

[@nathandrake5544]

It's a conflation of Asian cultures. And irregardless it's still racist.

[@Michael-sl5qx]

Nathan Drake Triggered snowflake, lmao

[@AimForMyHead81]

Kek

[@Andrea-yh3rc]

how are you still using that insult in 2017

[@fintanin7827]

Nathan Drake it’s racist, but to us Asians (or at least the ones I know) it’s pretty funny since it’s kinda true.

[@imperatorxiii8643]

I was about to go to sleep but not for now. Your episodes are of top quality, thanks for taking your time to make them.

[@joenichols3901]

As an American, I can put the bias aside, and just appreciate the story of Mao up till forming the People's Republic of China. It's so easy to see why the Chinese people loved him. What a freaking story

[@kj-sw2ip]

Great generals typically don’t make for great administrators…

[@bobbyantrobus1805]

Pipe down commie . You ain't fooling anyone

[@Ratclan]

@@kj-sw2ip it’s weird I wonder why that is. I guess civil matters are the other extreme comparable to Wartime matters. It would seem that a good general would have qualities that translate well into civil duties. Also it seems that Mao policy towards his people was also misguided and had terrible human costs with the agricultural and political reformation.

[@user-bn6uv8ym3x]

​@@kj-sw2ip and yet many of the key factors of China's success today was started under Mao's governance: large scale free education, rebuilding national ideology, endless pursuit in industrial advantage, gender equality etc, etc. Mao made this country's operating system, and his successors are just modifying it slightly from time to time.

[@sirjamesgalway4534]

@@user-bn6uv8ym3xthis is true

[@flgnsngh]

I love your presentation.... you make complicated information easy to understand and remember. Thank you. ☺

[@akramabdi5396]

I needed this video for my history final. The video is great. I wish this video came out a month ago.

[@exmythos7318]

"I will not do an offensive Chinese impression!I will not do an offensive Chinese impression!I will not do an offensive Chinese impression!"

[@dumbestcolt6928]

ExMythos *Herro*

[@yenyongming]

Great feature - thanks so much!

[@majidburki9355]

Amazing videos like always

[@shiterukaze]

I visited Sun's mausoleum, I was a kid, and honestly telling a kid to go up all those steps to see a dead man was.... infuriating to me, but not to my touristy family. After years of learning about what he did and why he did it, I am now in full respect to the man.

[@milos1967]

I love how he used the racist Chinese caricature from American born Chinese in the beginning.

[@xalpacazeu1332]

Not racist just inappropriate and stereotypical. It’s the same when people try to make a Mexican accent with a sombrero, and tacos.

[@mondo986]

Actually, that racist caricature is in fact racist

[@butsmash]

I'm asian and I find it hilarious. Get over yourselves

[@milos1967]

@@butsmash good for you? The point wasn't really whether or not it's racist it was that it was a reference to the comic "American Born Chinese"

[@Gvcp117]

Awesome video! thanks mate

[@timetin]

very well made, man!

[@lacerda6804]

Please do the Constitutionalist Civil War (It happened in Brazil).

[@luizalbano2014]

Doge King Of Swag Brazil>Portugal

[@42ouncesofPAIN]

Did the Constitutionalists win?

[@hiroanz]

My father fought the CCP in Manchuria, and retreated to Taiwan. I didn't understand what led him there until I saw this video. Thank you so much. Every Chinese person in China and abroad should watch this to learn what our parents and grand parents lived through.

That's a lie, Manchuria was a Japanese puppet for years, and after WW2 the soviets ceded Manchuria to the the CPC.

[@hiroanz]

@ My father fought the Commies in Manchuria AFTER Japanese already surrendered. You are the liar.

[@hiroanz]

@ When the CCP made sure anyone who do not support them are either in jail or disappeared, the rest of the population have no choice but say they support CCP.

[@StuninRub]

What's it like to know that you came from the groins of a coward who would not defend it's own people from one of the most atrocious invasions and holocaust in modern history?

[@hiroanz]

@@StuninRub Proud.. My father defended Kinmen, killed numerous commies and kept the 23 Million people of Taiwan free from and separate from Communist Totalitarians Dictatorship.

[@Howlingburd19]

Very random, but the flag for the Qing Dynasty with the Azure Dragon looks so cool

[@lyzl-by8ry]

他们也取决于我/我。

[@lyzl-by8ry]

我也有同感。

[@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398]

Love your presentation

[@sierraraiderx2]

Funny how by the sight of the title "chinese civil war" I had no clue which war the video was about, while normally the title indicates what the video is about. China has simply had waaaaaaay to many civil wars.

[@nictheperson6709]

Only one of which was called the Chinese Civil War

[@rat7451]

Glad to see you know that there are many civil wars in Chinese history. But when we solely talk about Chinese civil war, we usually refer to this particular civil war between Chinese nationalist party and communist party. If you are interested in the detail of this war, you can know more about how China becomes today's China.

[@mememeist3r876]

Well, China basically works via existing united for a few hundred years, then collapsing, then picking itself back together. Story of most Chinese dynasties.

[@keyihu933]

It is true, but which country, or the whole world does not? The human history is literally a war history.

[@louiscachet7681]

@@keyihu933 it's significant because throughout history China has mainly fought itself

[@stephenxiaobingwu2595]

Great job! A few photos and graphics appear at the incorrect time, though.

[@ziconghuang7139]

I just love your color scheme. Makes flags more attractive.

[@mitchapalooza7949]

That photo at 6:59 is friggin brutal by youtube standards lol.

[@Nietabs]

didn't notice that. good eye

[@cucginel1941]

Dead communist good communist

[@manicmangomango8118]

@@cucginel1941 most of those executed by kuomintang werent actually communist

[@manshoe1738]

@@manicmangomango8118 still metal as fuck

[@manicmangomango8118]

@@manshoe1738 of course, the ccp were terrible but the kuomintang at that time were terrible

[@Roketsune]

You are delightfully amusing AND informative. I like you to a very high degree. Make more videos.

[@lihaoqian5430]

For such a sensitive topic, you have done a great job trying to make it a statement and not offend both Chinese separated by taiwan channel. The only thing is that just by looking at the title, i didn't really know which period of China you are going to talk about :p. Guess China was all about unification and separation throughout history.

[@zmibanana7914]

Good study and fair representation of the history. Respect.

[@leonardto]

Great video!

[@lordlee6473]

And today, China went from a weakling to a very powerful nation. I hope those Chinese who died while fighting or working for the rejuvenation of our nation could see this success with their own eyes.

[@lauritorni4879]

It’s still an authoritarian regime with lots of poverty

[@Juan-jg2hv]

Feature History: The Chinese civil war Literally anyone who has any knowledge of China: Do you have the slightest idea of how little that narrows it down?

[@superbowyiming]

Yeah. China has been civil war for thousands of years😂

[@pepegomezmerchan7685]

This is probably one the best videos on the internet

[@michaeljackson5127]

Very good video!

[@alanwake8298]

This is the most accurate and un-biased explanation I have ever seen about that particular history

[@johnnymars9782]

Nice and concise documentary. Chiang Kai Shek lost to Mao because of extreme corruption, inept leadership and brutal dictatorship, even though his army was supported by the US. Chiang reminded the Chinese of the horrible Ching dynasty and warlords. He lost the majority peasant support. Of course, Mao proved to be just as bad when he took power.

[@jamestang1227]

eh, if your country is 90% peasants, best to keep them happy

[@-Zevin-]

Mao by no stretch of the imagination was "just as bad" an enormous loss of life and struggle ensued during and after the revolution that is true. However Mao himself didn't sanction or order the atrocities that happened. In fact he often tried to stop them. Chaos ensues when you give millions of uneducated peasants guns. Neither was Mao horrible corrupt or inept. He obviously cared passionately about the Chinese people, and it's future history. The west is finally getting over the cold war propaganda, and is starting to realize why Most Chinese revere him to this day. He is a George Washington figure to his people. We need to stop living in a cold war fantasy land. The truth is much more complicated then one side was bad, and one side was good. This black and white simplification is downright stupid. Nothing in history is black or white.

[@johnnymars9782]

Zevin, sounds like you are educated by the CCP? Mao was passionate about keeping his power above anything else ... and he used whatever means to keep it. This is same as Chiang Kai Shek. Yes, things aren't so black and white. But Mao caused an enormous amount of death and hardship on the Chinese people whether he did it deliberately or not. Some mainlanders I talked to, probably you are one of them, loved Mao because they are the "beneficiaries" of the cultural revolution. But no, Chinese people in general don't revere Mao. Just ask other Mainlanders today, do you want Cultural Revolution back?

[@-Zevin-]

If I was "educated" by the CCP, then it certainly sounds as if you were educated by the CIA, and Corporate business propaganda. Mao is widely and overwhelmingly revered in mainland China. Don't judge your own anecdotal evidence of speaking to a few Chinese that they represent the view of the vast majority. In fact the vast majority of Chinese don't speak English, if you are making judgments by some Chinese who are already educated in English your sample size is biased. Those few Chinese who do learn English are most likely sympathetic to the west or interested in making money with the west. Mao did not advocate for mass murder, Mao didn't cause natural disasters of famine which the west unashamedly claims that national disasters such as famine are the fault of Mao. This is laughably stupid. This is like blaming Trump for the hurricanes. China today is still Communist don't forget that, The reforms done by Deng Xiaoping did not start to convert China to Capitalism as Propagandists and business in the west likes to claim. Deng Xiaoping saw that using capitalism in a limited extent *with strict regulation* ( most industry is still nationalized and will remain so). Will help build the wealth of China to implement true Communism, Communism could take generations and hundreds of years to build to think a system of economics like this could be built in a night is idiocy, it takes time to do it right. Technology is the factor that will change everything, when Machines and robots can provide for the people, the people of China will benefit from True Communism, while people in the west will become slaves of those who control the machines, as there will be few jobs left. While in China *The people* not a few rich capitalists will control the government and the production of goods. Mao Zedong saw the long plan, of Communism in the future, and was right, Mistakes where made, Americans mistake love of Mao as a blind worship. He was a human, humans are flawed. He was however still a hero. In every way as great or greater than George Washington in the west. As China Grows more powerful than any nation on earth, maybe then Americans will stop with their fear-mongering propaganda. American people and Chinese people should be friends not enemies. Only the rich criminals in American government and business fear China and Communism, they fear true freedom and liberation of the people. A free people, would not accept their slave masters.

[@johnnymars9782]

Zevin, I have talked to many Chinese, not just a few. You sound like someone close to the Communist power and normal Mainlanders don't talk like you do. I must add many Taiwanese are pretty ignorant too as their history books are pro-KMT. There's no point debating with you. Spend some time on reading history books from other sources. Sure, there are many BS in the American history books and media and I do agree with your statements on that.

[@raccoon2533]

Great video 🎉

[@RJavierYepesDeV]

Excellent video! Quito-Ecuador 2020

[@starboardplunger6543]

This taught more Chinese history Can learn from school in Taiwan, InHong Kong as well Absolutely loved your content man! Please make more of these Love from Formosa ( Taiwan )

[@danitzthegreat813]

Oh man, why do u use Formosa??? That's a name invented by early colonists…

[@patricecheung4575]

This is basic history about the civil war...there were a lot more details surely can’t be talked within 15 minutes.

[@CrafterboeyMiner]

@@danitzthegreat813 boo hoo

[@goshujinsama666]

You live in an amazing country

[@violetsther3739]

@@goshujinsama666 Taiwan is decidedly not a country.

[@PetFashion-ol4cm]

The beginning of the video: *I will not do an offensive Chinese impression* Me, Chinese: o_O

[@Barri2410]

Blame those Sinophobic stigmas -.-'

[@ZyozyoPadilla]

Ah yes, the snarky cousin of KZbin history channels. Lovin' the tiny details in the animation!

[@cleversaladino75]

Great, extremely informative

[@jason620362]

Sun's wives were all young girls He is Chinese pioneer of lolicon

[@musAKulture]

@Bhum Brahmavira engaged to an 11 year old and a 16 year old

[@hjmhczl]

lolicon

[@nakorisilani2352]

I had to google the word.. Shameful..

[@tedyoung6410]

@@musAKulture there's a reason to do so man,100years ago,Chinese girls were always married at a very young age. Sun was from that age,that's not weird at that time.

[@musAKulture]

@@tedyoung6410 yeah. i know. my grandma gave birth to my oldest aunt at 14.

[@rammy2218]

The video largely neglected the influence the Soviet Union exerted over the power struggle between the KMT and the CCP , which greatly influenced Chiang Kei Shek's attitude and policies towards the CCP. This could be found in one of the books Chiang himself wrote after the KMT fled to Taiwan, called "The Soviet Union in China (蘇俄在中國)

[@StuninRub]

ROC propaganda.

[@sturgeonxx]

Great vid!

[@guyanon9792]

Your voice and sarcasm remimd me of the dude from Dark Tours

[@zao7035]

it is incredible that the stuff we spend almost 6 years to learn was covered in just over 15 minutes. I am so happy to see a video that is actually about the history rather than propaganda.

[@zao7035]

the Communist flag used in the video is actually the army flag instead of the party flag; the Chinese on the flag is basically "Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная а́рмия" in Chinese, which can be translated as the“ Red Army” or “Chinese workers and peasants Red Army”. (the first flag of this type was created in Autumn Harvest Uprising and the Chinese character on the flag should be "中国工农革命军第一军第一师" ) I believe the party flag was always the same as the Soviet Union flag until 1943.。

[@karannchew2534]

The general, Zhang Xueliang, who held Chiang Kai Shek in hostage wasn't put to death by Chiang. Zhang was in house arrest,for 40-50 years. He passed away in Hawaii in 2001. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Xueliang

[@zed51aleph]

Farken oath Farken great. First time I watched a vid on this channel. Automatic subscription. I'm an Stayan too. Liked the way began and ended it. Farken oath.

[@jacklancelot7193]

This is a damn good vedio. You know history !

[@edwardmatthewpagtakhan2123]

In all honesty, I'm really happy he uses Shogun 2 music whenever he talks about Japanese wars.

[@hailzhongyi]

I am Singaporean Chinese and i find this very well researched and provide a detailed view of the civil war.

[@salvatoresessa3568]

Ah, uno dei pochi canali che mette sempre i sottotitoli in italiano...grazie!

[@maheenrizwan3584]

This was amazing. Thankyou so muchhhh.

[@cpl.geckell6355]

Lol at using the Shogun 2 music for the Japanese invasion

[@willpickering5829]

Just going to throw this out there: despite what both the PRC and ROC will tell you, Sun Yatsen was not a very admirable guy. He would always promote democracy when he wanted Western help, then promote Communism instead when he wanted Soviet help. The guy also kind of betrayed democracy in the end.

[@user-wl4or8kr4t]

he is chinese hero

[@superbowyiming]

He even seek help from Japan. It was until the late of his life he regretted what he had done.

[@go_rocky1084]

Very concise and clear interpretation of modern Chinese history based on historical facts.

[@theactingace]

Great vid

[@alexjoshua2056]

Thank you very much for your video. None of those youtubers can tell truth like you. Thank you so much for being honest and based on true history. You are doing right things bro! Keeping up

[@beanny39]

I'm always happy when I get that notification.

[@humbertsin7575]

The helicopter part was on point!!! XD