The Seizure of Power by China’s Guomindang
nSun Yat-sen formed the Nationalist
Party of China and forged key
alliances with several
groups in an attempt to rid
the nation of the warlords.
nPromising social and land reforms,
the Guomindang instead
focused on international issues.
nIn an attempt to gain support from
the peasants and urban workers,
Sun even allied with the
Communists, Chinese and Russian,
and received aid from the latter.
nMeanwhile, the government largely
ignored crises like famine and
disease among the rural poor.
