Chinese Civil War 1945-49 By facebooker_1025487296 Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 1, 1949 China Civil War USA & Kuo Mintang VS Communists Aug 9, 1945 Soviet entry into the war Aug 10, 1945 PLA seize cities under Jp occupation & recieve enermy's surrender & military supplies Aug 25, 1945 The Communists expanded territory from 116 to 175 counties Aug 26, 1945 CCP won control of 59 cities & countryside Jan 5, 1946 Soviet commanders allowed Nationalist troops to be airlifted into Manchurian cities Jan 26, 1946 CCP forces almost comepeltely dominated the vast countryside Apr 18, 1946 CCP occupied the strategic city of Changchun Jun 1, 1947 Communist army expanding steadily - 1.95m vs KMT's 3.73m Jun 1, 1947 Nationalist military machine began to sputter - reduction in the actual fighting force Jun 25, 1947 Japan replaced China as the cornerstone of USA interests in East Asia Dec 25, 1947 Lin Piao's army inflicted losses of 150 000 on the Nationalist army Jul 25, 1948 China aid from USA not implemented until 2nd half - "too little & too late" Oct 1, 1948 Battle of Huai-hai : 2 Nationalist divisions defected Dec 1, 1948 Inflation: grew from 1.3 billion yuan in Jan 1937 to 24,558,999 billion Dec 1, 1948 Prices increased by 30% per month Jan 1, 1949 KMT lost no less than 200 000 men Jan 21, 1949 CKS forced to resign Apr 1, 1949 Notes increased by 4524 times since Aug 1948 Apr 1, 1949 Note issues increased by 4524 times since Aug 1948 Apr 1, 1949 Shanghai price index rose by 135,742 times since Aug 1948 Apr 21, 1949 Mao forces occupied Yangtze and Nanking Oct 1, 1949 Mao proclaimed the established of the PRC