Part II From a single spark to a prairie fire

After the failure of the 1927 Revolution, the CPC independently raised the banner of the revolution and led the Chinese people's anti-imperialist and anti-feudalism struggle into the Agrarian Revolutionary War (1927-1937). The Party created and developed the Red Army and rural revolutionary bases, and gradually opened up roads to encircle cities from the countryside and seize power by armed force. During this period of time, the revolutionary cause suffered many setbacks. The Zunyi Meeting held in 1935 proved to be a critical turning point in the history of the CPC.