Nationalism, Communism, and the Chinese Civil War

             China was at hardship during the time period of 1911-1949. In 1911 there was the start of the Communist Revolution, and then the Chinese with the American's help had to fight off Japan which continued into World War II. Finally, after the Japanese had surrendered the Civil War began in China. The Civil War was one of the most violent acts in Chinese history, it lasted for four long brutal years between 1945-1949. The outcome and impacts of the Civil War would change China forever. My main focus is on the impacts the Civil War had on foreign countries, who was involved, why it happened, and what was the outcome of the Civil War.
             After World War II and the surrender of Japan, another long and brutal war-ravaged China. The Civil War, which took place from 1945 to 1949, was a devastating war between the Nationalists, who were led by Chiang Kai-Shek, and the Communists who had many great leaders. For example, Mao Zedong helped establish the Communist capital of Shih-Chia -Chuang which was a huge railroad center, and ChenYi and Liu Bocheng helped cut the Nationalists by destroying the protected outposts along the Lung-Hai and the Ping-Han lines which led to many other isolated cities. The roots of the conflict between the Communists and the Nationalists go back all the way to the 1920s. Their basic differences were over the formal agreement to cooperate in the war against Japan. In the end, the Communists were victorious by gaining the people's enthusiastic support. Chang resigned and fled to Taiwan which was the only territory the Red Army did not occupy.
             The Civil War involved the Nationalists and the Communists in a dispute over land and who would rule China. The Civil War also involved the United States of America and its many acts to intervene with peace talks. The first of many peace talks was in 1945 when the United States sent George C. Marshall to China to mediate the hostilities between the Nationalists a...

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