Chinese Civil War, 1946-1949
-By 1945, Mao and the CCP liberated much of northern China from the Japanese.
-Chiang was supported by the U.S. who wanted to form a coalition between the two groups (George Marshall).
-Mao and the Communists targeted peasants, who were promised farmland. They led a peasant army - People's Liberation Army (PLA).
-The Chinese Civil War lasted from 1947-1949.
-Chiang and the Nationalists lost and fled to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
-Becomes Nationalist China
-On October 1, 1949 Mao formed the People's Republic of China (PRC).
-Chiang was supported by the U.S. who wanted to form a coalition between the two groups (George Marshall).
-Mao and the Communists targeted peasants, who were promised farmland. They led a peasant army - People's Liberation Army (PLA).
-The Chinese Civil War lasted from 1947-1949.
-Chiang and the Nationalists lost and fled to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).
-Becomes Nationalist China
-On October 1, 1949 Mao formed the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Chinese Civil War