NATIONALIST-COMMUNIST RIVALRY ABIS,Nomy 2POL
The Chinese Civil War / Revolutionary War (April 1927 to May 1950 ) • • •
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Began in 1927, after the Northern Expedition (1926–1927) represented an ideology split between the Western-supported Nationalist KMT, and the Soviet-supported Communist CPC. Belligerents: Nationalist Party of China / 1949: Republic of China (Chiang Kai-Shek) Communist Party of China / 1949: People’s Republic of China (Mao Zedong)
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Northern Expedition (1926-28) / The KMT & CPC split April 12 Incident / The Shanghai Massacre CPC and KMT and the Long March (1927-37) Ten Year’s Civil War Encirclement Campaigns
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Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-45) Immediate post-war clashes Post-war power struggle (1946–1947) Fighting on mainland China (1946–1950)
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Relationship between the two sides since 1950
Result : Communist Victory Territorial Changes: • People’s Republic of China established control over Mainland China including the Hainan Island. • Republic of China de facto sovereignty reduced to Taiwan, Pescadores, Kinmen and Matsu.