The Long March
- The Long March was a massive military retreat undertaken by the Red Army
- Mao Zedong and his Communist army broke through Nationalist lines
- Army moved on foot through mountains, marshes, and deserts
-Traveled 6000 miles
- Traveling to last surviving Communist base in Northwest China
-Took one year
- 90000 went on the trip but only 9000 survived
- Marked Mao as the sole leader of Communist China
- Mao Zedong and his Communist army broke through Nationalist lines
- Army moved on foot through mountains, marshes, and deserts
-Traveled 6000 miles
- Traveling to last surviving Communist base in Northwest China
-Took one year
- 90000 went on the trip but only 9000 survived
- Marked Mao as the sole leader of Communist China