Chinese civil war (dec 27, 1927 – aug 15, 1950)
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[civil war] 1927-1950 between Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jie-shi)’s Nationalists and Mao Zedong’s Communists
[interrupted] by WW2 (supported by US to fight spread of Japan) but then went right back
[outcome] nationalists lost loyalty bc high inflation/corruption vs well organized communists successfully appealed to poor landless peasants
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