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The Nationalists Escape to Taiwan
Mao Zedong, of the Communists, defeated Jiang Jeishi of the Nationalists. Jiang Jeishi and his army then fled to Taiwan, and Mao renamed China the people's republic of China. -
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was a great big failure. The population was forced to work on large collective farms called communes, and everyone was ultimately unhappy. -
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, led by Mao Zedong, was a social-political movement in the People's Republic of China. It aimed to wipe out all nationalism. -
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge were the followers of the Communist party in Cambodia. -
Fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon was the capture of the capital of South Vietnam by the People's Army of Vietnam.