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About The RevolutionThe Chinese Revolution occurred during the years of 1944 through 1949, but the importance of the revolution lies in the year 1949. This is the year that the Chinese Nationalist government of Northern China fled to the island of Taiwan, which was called Formosa by the Westerners. After WWII ended, the rift in the political boundaries in China was apparent again, with the Nationalists in the North and the Communists in the South and East. America backed the Nationalists while the USSR backed the Communists. After being forced to flee to Taiwan, the Nationalist government was no longer present in China. The Communists set up the People’s Republic of China, which ended the revolution with a communist government in China.
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Mao Zedong |
Mao Zedong was the leader of the Communists in Northern China during the revolution. He was able to successfully attract peasants to his party with promises of land reform. His campaign as a leader was highly benefited by an experienced guerrilla army and his highly motivated leadership. He was backed with heavy financial aid from the Soviet Union.
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Chiang Kai-shek |
Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of the Nationalists in Southern and Eastern China during the revolution. He was unable to successfully attract common folk to his party due to inflation and a failing economy. His campaign as a leader was highly detracted from by a weak leadership and poor morale as well as his violent/abusive tendencies. He was backed with heavy financial aid from the United States, although they did not agree with his violent abuse, he was not a Communist and that is what mattered most to America.
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