The Chinese Civil War was a civil war in China fought between the Kuomintang (KMT)-led government of the Republic of China (ROC) and forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) lasting intermittently between 1927 and 1949. The war is generally divided into two phases with an interlude: from August 1927 to 1937, the KMT-CCP Alliance collapsed during the Northern Expedition, and the Nationalists controlled most of China. From 1937 to 1945, hostilities were put on hold, and the Second United Front fought the Japanese invasion of China with eventual help from the Allies of World War II. The civil war resumed with the Japanese defeat, and the CCP gained the upper hand in the final phase of the war from 1945 to 1949, generally referred to as the Chinese Communist Revolution. The Communists gained control of mainland China and established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, forcing the leadership of the Republic of China to retreat to the island of Taiwan. Starting in the 1950s, a lasting political and military st
La Guerra Civil China fue una guerra civil en China luchada entre el gobierno Kuomintang (KMT) liderado por la República de China (ROC) y las fuerzas del Partido Comunista Chino (PCCh) que duró intermitentemente entre 1927 y 1949. La guerra se divide generalmente en dos fases con una interlude: de agosto de 1927 a 1937, la Alianza KMT-CCP se derrumbó durante la Expedición del Norte, y los nacionalistas controlaron la mayor parte de China. De 1937 a 1945, las hostilidades se pusieron en pausa, y el Segundo Frente Unido luchó la invasión japonesa de China con la ayuda de los Aliados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La guerra civil se reanudó con la derrota japonesa, y el PCCh ganó la mano superior en la fase final de la guerra de 1945 a 1949, generalmente referido como la Revolución Comunista China.