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Nationalists escape to Taiwan
In 1949 the Communists gained control of China. Mao proclaimed it the People's Republic of China, and Jiang Jieshi brought the Nationalists to Taiwan. -
Great Leap Forward
To expand the success of the first five-year plan, Mao proclaimed "the Great Leap Forwar". This was a plan to create more collective farms. -
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolutions main goal was the establish a society of peasents and workers who were all equal. -
Fall of Saigon
In 1975 the U.S. withdrew all their people from the U.S. embassy in Saigon. -
Khmer Rouge
A Communist rebel group known as the Khmer Rouge set up a brutal Communist governent under the leadership of Pol Pot