Civil War
What is a Civil War
Armed disputes between rival factions with radically different ideas about the future shape/direction of a country. Differences do not, however, cause civil war in themselves; also necessary is the lack of a political system with legitimacy or monopoly of force to manage the competing claims in a society. A deeply divided society can erupt into civil war when there is no mechanism to manage those divisions (Chinese Civil War, 2013).
What is the Chinese Civil War
The long Chinese Civil War began in April of 1927 and was a conflict in China between the Chinese Communists and Chinese Nationalists. The force that was loyal to the Chinese government was called the Kuomintang (KMT), and they fought with the Communist Party of China (CPC). The war ended in 1950 and resulted in the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in mainland China and the Republic of China in Taiwan. At that time, both sides claimed to be China’s legitimate governing power (China Civil War, 2013).
"...the importance of the Chinese Civil War remains evident today in the steamy world of foreign politics, as diplomats continue to debate over whom the correct China representative is" (China Civil War in Depth, 2013).
What is the American Civil War
The war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the North and the South, sparked off by Lincoln's election as president but with deep-rooted political and economic causes, exacerbated by the slavery issue. The advantages of the North in terms of population, finance, and communications brought about the South's eventual surrender at Appomattox (Chinese Civil War, 2013). The war which was carried on in the United States called “The War of the Rebellion,” the Civil War,” “The War of Secession,” and “The War between the States,” was one of the greatest conflicts of ancient or modern times (Elson, 1979).
“The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroad.”
― Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative
Armed disputes between rival factions with radically different ideas about the future shape/direction of a country. Differences do not, however, cause civil war in themselves; also necessary is the lack of a political system with legitimacy or monopoly of force to manage the competing claims in a society. A deeply divided society can erupt into civil war when there is no mechanism to manage those divisions (Chinese Civil War, 2013).
What is the Chinese Civil War
The long Chinese Civil War began in April of 1927 and was a conflict in China between the Chinese Communists and Chinese Nationalists. The force that was loyal to the Chinese government was called the Kuomintang (KMT), and they fought with the Communist Party of China (CPC). The war ended in 1950 and resulted in the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in mainland China and the Republic of China in Taiwan. At that time, both sides claimed to be China’s legitimate governing power (China Civil War, 2013).
"...the importance of the Chinese Civil War remains evident today in the steamy world of foreign politics, as diplomats continue to debate over whom the correct China representative is" (China Civil War in Depth, 2013).
What is the American Civil War
The war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the North and the South, sparked off by Lincoln's election as president but with deep-rooted political and economic causes, exacerbated by the slavery issue. The advantages of the North in terms of population, finance, and communications brought about the South's eventual surrender at Appomattox (Chinese Civil War, 2013). The war which was carried on in the United States called “The War of the Rebellion,” the Civil War,” “The War of Secession,” and “The War between the States,” was one of the greatest conflicts of ancient or modern times (Elson, 1979).
“The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroad.”
― Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative