Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong at the Chongqing negotiations, a series of negotiations between the KMT and CCP from 29 August to 10 October 1945.
These negotiations ended in the Double Tenth Agreement, in which both parties presented a united front and agreed to form a coalition government to avoid civil war. However, both parties were unconvinced by the agreement, and civil war soon returned.
Task 3: Breakdown in communications
During the war, the KMT and CCP joined forces against Japanese occupation and put forward a united front. After the war, this united front broke down.
The following sources, 3a-3d, are in chronological order from July 1944 to November 1945. Answer the questions for each source:
- What does each source infer about the relationship between the KMT and the CCP?
- How accurately does each source portray this relationship?
- Describe the course and nature of this relationship using sources 3a-3d.