Why the CCP won the civil war

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Why did the Communists win the Civil War?

The Chinese Civil War, which took place from the end of World War I (when the Chinese Communist Party was set up) up to October 1, 1949, directly led to the creation of the People's Republic of China, the world's biggest communist nation.

The Chinese Civil War (CCW) was the last phase of the Communist revolution in China. Four years after the end of the Japanese occupation, the Communist victory in 1949 resulted in the creation of the People's Republic of China: the world's biggest Communist nation. The Nationalist Koumintang party (KP) took control after the over-throw of the last emperor and their only and greatest threat was the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), founded in 1921.

There have been several different explanations for the communist victory and nationalist defeat in the CCW. Some have placed a great deal of significance on the apparent weaknesses of the Kuomintang and others say that the Communists, who managed to overcome their flaws, led to their victory. Either way, several factors, which concern both the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, influenced the outcome of the Chinese Civil War. The main