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Nationalists Escape to Taiwan
The Nationalist Party fled China to Taiwan to escape the Communists. -
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was Mao's failed attempt at creating collective farms and setting Five-year plans. This failed, and created a famine that killed 20 million people. -
Cultural Revolution
The cultural revolution was Mao's attempt to reassert his beliefs in China. The Red Guard encouraged people to criticize those who didn't agree with Mao. -
Fall of Saigon
The South Vietnamese capital, Saigon, fell in 1975. Many South Vietnamese were airlifted out with helicopters. -
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge government was Kampuchea's communist government. They committed crimes against humanity when they arrested, tortured, and killed many people.