During the 1920s, the Communist Party of China (CCP) allied themselves with the Nationalists (Kuomintang or KMT) in 1923, following the advice of the Communist International (or Comintern). The alliance was known as the First United Front, and it aimed to unify the country and expel foreign powers. However, the alliance was short-lived, and the two parties eventually turned against each other in a civil war.

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During the 1920s

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During the 1920s

A) Sun Yat-sen brought his party back to prominence on the mainland by allying with the shogun of the southern province of Guangdong.
B) acting on Comintern advice, the CCP allied itself with the Nationalists in 1923.
C) Mao Zedong, a steel worker, became the military leader of the KMT-CCP alliance.
D) the Nanjing Republic was established by Mao Zedong.
E) China returned to the values of Confucius.

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