may 1, 1949 - Fall of China to Commsunism
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Civil war in China since 1927 between Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-Shek and Communists led by Mao Zedong. Communists emerge victorious. America and Soviet Union provided aid for Nationalists and Communists respectively in the form of financial support and military hardware.
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Cold War 1945-1991
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