Civil War in China

The Chinese Civil War was know for being one of the many factors that started the Cold War. Chiang, the leader in China, did not see democracy as the correct form of government. He viewed that society was best led by one powerful leader supported by the counties military. His national power lead to the destruction of Chinese society. As the war plagued on, communists powers were well established in the north and northeast regions of china. Ready to defend Nationalists countries had an advantage in weapons and number of men, and they had much more controll on larger territories and population than their enemies.


Chiang Kai-shek fled with a few hundred thousand Nationalist troops to the mainland island of Taiwan. Throughout the following months in December 1949, Chiang proclaimed Taipei, Taiwan, the temporary capital of China leading to the end of the countries civil war.