Chinese civil war, 1946-1949
Notes
- Mao and the CCP liberated much of northern China from Japanese by 1945
- Chiang was supported by the U.S.
- The U.S. wanted to form a coalition between the two groups (George Marshall)
- Mao led a peasant army People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Summary
The CCP and the Kuomintang were still at war. Mao had finally driven the Japanese out and started focusing on the nationalists. Mao had a peasant army of over 2 million people which overwhelmed the nationalists and drove them back to the island of, what is now known as, Taiwan.
Quotes
"You say, away with you Communists; we say, away with you imperialists."
- Mao Zedong
- Mao Zedong
Subjunctive Question
What would China be like today if the Japanese and Kuomintang were successful in fending off the PLA?
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