The Long March was one of the many events to head China to becoming a communist country. It can be said that the Long March was successful, as in fact China did end up a communist country, yet this point may be argued. By the end of the Long March which began on the night of the 15th October 1934 to October 1935, 100000 men set out from the Jianhxi Soviet in south eastern China, yet by the end only 20% of these men survived, 50% of them had already died within the first 3 months of setting off. This...
how much work they would do to gain the support of the peasants. Under the control of Mao Tze Dung the Long March led on to other events, which occurred, not all were good, but through the ups and downs Mao improved the living conditions for the peasants and gave them independence, showing them that they themselves can have a say in the way China works. With out the Long March the other events may not have occurred, as they would not have faced the problems they did, but by the end China was better off than ever.