War and Conflict. Chinese Civil War, (1946-1949). pic: October 1949. The Shantung battalion of the Nationist Army withdrawing into Canton. The conflict between Nationalist and Communist forces began with the U.S.A. aiding the Nationalists who were general

War and Conflict, Chinese Civil War, (1946-1949), pic: October 1949, The Shantung battalion of the Nationist Army withdrawing into Canton, The conflict between Nationalist and Communist forces began with the U,S,A, aiding the Nationalists who were generally better armed, but their troops were no match for the Communists, the Peoples Liberation Army, who by 1949 had entered Beiping (Beijing) and forced Chiang Kai-shek and the remainder of the Nationalist forces to flee to Taiwan (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)