War and Conflict, Chinese Civil War, (1946-1949), pic: 27th June 1949, The triumphant Communist forces parade a banner portraying their leaders from a truck as the city of Shanghai falls to the Communist forces, The conflict between Nationalist and Commun

War and Conflict, Chinese Civil War, (1946-1949), pic: 27th June 1949, The triumphant Communist forces parade a banner portraying their leaders from a truck as the city of Shanghai falls to the Communist forces, The conflict between Nationalist and Communist forces began with the U,S,A, aiding the Nationalists who were generally better armed, but their troops were no match for the Communists, the Peoples Liberation Army, who by 1949 had entered Beiping (Beijing) and forced Chiang Kai-shek and the remainder of the Nationalist forces to flee to Taiwan (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)