9.What caused the Kuomintang and the Communists to clash.
{"Image DocumentName": "9. What caused the Kuomintang and the Communists to clash", "Image ImageDescription": "9. What caused the Kuomintang and the Communists to clash? What were their differences?   After Sun dies- Jiang Jieshi leads the Kuomingtang.   Jiang, the son of a middle class banker differs over Communist economic ideas \u2013 no socialism Supported by the middle class, not peasants. Jiang becomes president of Nationalist Republic of China. China is recognized by US and Britain as a new nation.   Jiang\u2019s government is corrupt & less democratic.   Jiang turns against the Communists and many are slaughtered in Shanghai.   Civil War erupts after the massacre and leads The Communists on the Long March. Jiang Jieshi or Chiang Kai-shek.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}