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Nationalists escape to Taiwan
When Mao Zedong came to power after a long civil war, Jiang Jieshi and other nationalists fled to Taiwan. -
Great Leap Forward
Mao's new plan of industrializing communist China involved making thousands of communes for the Chinese people. It ended with 20 million dead. -
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution involved the Red Guard, which were the future of communism in China. The young people would get rid of any intellectuals and information. Its goal was to make sure all were equal, -
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge were Communist rebels that killed 2 million people trying to transform Cambodia into a Communist society. -
Fall of Saigon
With Communism spreading, it caused many Vietnamese to flee Vietnam. They became known as the "boat people". Saigon was renamed to Ho Chi Mihn City.
