1936-45+Second+United+Front


 * KMT and CCP alliance
 * during WWII
 * december 12th, 1936 Xi'an Incident
 * Chiang kidnapped by KMT generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng
 * forced to work with the communists
 * the two partied (CCP and KMT) agreed to work together to fight against the greater force, the Japanese
 * Mao originally wanted to kill Chiang, however after having Chiang sign a treaty agreeing to work together, he figured he was more valuable alive and was thus let go
 * However, CCP hardly had battles with the Japanese, it was mostly in name only
 * CCP and KMT hardly worked together
 * CCP and KMT had clashes in late 1940 to early 1941