-Mao and the CCP had liberated much of northern China from the Japanese by 1945 -Chiang was supported by the U.S. -The U.S. wanted to form a -Civil war 1947-1949 -Chiang and Nationalists lost, fled to the Island of Formosa(Taiwan) and set up Nationalist China -October 1, 1949 Mao formed the People's Republic of China
Summary
The Chinese Civil War broke out, forcing the nationalist to flee to Taiwan