WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Chinese Nationalists had to flee to ____ once the communists gained control of the mainland
A
Thailand
B
Tibet
C
Taiwan
D
Tehran
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In total, according to current estimates, a migration of between 900, 000 and 1, 100, 000 people must have taken place to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland between 1945 and 1955.

Detailed explanation-2: -In October of 1949, after a string of military victories, Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the PRC; Chiang and his forces fled to Taiwan to regroup and plan for their efforts to retake the mainland.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1949, after losing control of mainland China in the Chinese Civil War, the ROC government under the KMT withdrew to Taiwan where Chiang Kai-shek declared martial law.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Communists gained control of mainland China and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949, forcing the leadership of the Republic of China to retreat to the island of Taiwan.

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