2007-04-22 14:24:50 · 5 answers · asked by g u 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
chiang kai-shek and his nationalist soldiers, who then fled to taiwan
2007-04-22 14:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by bobji738 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mao Zedong and the Communists defeated Chiang Kai Shek and the Nationalists by October 1, 1949.
2007-04-22 14:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out:
http://www.history-of-china.org/communist-revolution.html
Details the Chinese Civil War. But for a quick answer:
Chiang Kaishek had ultimate power in his grasp in the 1920's and 1930's, though he was challenged by Japan during their invasion in China's War of Resistance.
It is widely though that he lost the war due to a series of economic and military blunders. Mao Zedong and his Communists took up geurilla warfare against Chiang and his nationalists and eventually overpowered them.
The Nationalists were forced to the island nation of Taiwan, while Mao and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) decalred the People's Republic of China (PRC) in October of 1949. This ultimately turned out to be a blessing in digsuise for Chiang, as he turned Taiwan into an economic powerhouse.
2007-04-23 17:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by pmcalabrese84 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What d3m4 said. Of course Chiang Kai Shek would have won had Truman not screwed him over by getting him to go to Taiwan to regroup while backing Mao.
2007-04-22 14:42:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chang Kai sheik
2007-04-22 20:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by buster5748 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋