The Nationalist Party may have lost popularity in China due to its failure in the economy, which resulted in a high level of inflation. Despite the loss of popularity, a proletariat uprising, and a popular revolution were not the main reason for its fall. In 1945, both the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party sought to expand their territories within China through their strategic placement. The nationalists focused on acquiring expansive territories in areas previously controlled by their rivals. They aimed at conquering major cities and fertile coastal regions to reinforce their previous control over the region. The only regions that became the civil war’s main battlefield were under the control of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union. The Nationalist Party under Chiang used the U.S Air and Naval Forces to move troops to major cities in china.
Chiang also required the defeated Japanese units to hand over control to his forces hence further reinforcing the nationalists’ position. The nationalists had also moved their troops to major cities, but unfortunately, their political and military strength was insufficient. The party seemed to be in control until the support from the United States started declining due to shift in focus to deal with internal problems. By 1947, the Communist Party was taking over using creative military tactics such as the guerilla warfare, which resulted in winning various battles (Tung, 43). The party continued winning and destroying the strong nationalists’ armies until the remaining troops had to move to Taiwan. Economic collapse may not be the main reason for the collapse of the nationalist party rule, but it made major contributions to the devastation of the party’s military and political control. The communists’ military organization, however, accounts for the fall of the nationalists’ reign in China and their shift to Taiwan.
Work Cited
Tung, William. The Political Institutions of Modern China. 1968. Dordretch: Springer. Print.
