jan 1, 1949 - China's Communist Rule

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Communists under the leadership of Mao Zedong finally drove the Nationalists from power.
Chiang Kai-Shek, the Nationalists’ leader, fled with his supporters to the island of Taiwan.
Formed a government in Taiwan.
Mao formed the People’s Republic of China.
About 1 million Chinese were killed during the Communist takeover.
The United States, Which had supported the Nationalists, refused to recognize the new Chinese Communist government.

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