WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Long March (Chinese: ; pinyin: Chángzhēng, lit. Long Expedition) was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the forerunner of the People’s Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the National Army of the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP/KMT).

Detailed explanation-2: -Long March, (1934–35), the 6, 000-mile (10, 000-km) historic trek of the Chinese communists, which resulted in the relocation of the communist revolutionary base from southeastern to northwestern China and in the emergence of Mao Zedong as the undisputed party leader.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known as Ch’ang Cheng-the “Long March”-the retreat lasted 368 days and covered 6, 000 miles, more than twice the distance from New York to San Francisco. Civil war in China between the Nationalists and the Communists broke out in 1927.

Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose was simple: survival. By undertaking a tactical withdrawal the Communists could ensure that they still had an effective fighting force; could select easy to defend locations; could regroup and could ensure that the Nationalists supply lines were long and susceptible to attacks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Known as the Long March, the trek lasted a year and covered some 4, 000 miles (or more, by some estimates). The Long March marked the emergence of Mao Zedong (1893-1976) as the undisputed leader of the Chinese Communists.