How did Mao Zedong gain power in China?

When the Japanese occupied much of China during World Warr II, the Nationalist allied themselves with the newly emerging Communists and fought back.

However, after the defeat of the Japanese, the alliance between these natural enemies broke down. The Communists were able to drive the nationalists out of most of the country because they were supported by the peasants.By 1949, the Nationalists forces had been forced to leave the mainland and established themselves on the island of Taiwan, where they still remain. The Communist Chinese leader, mao zedong, formed the People's Republic of China in October 1949. Mao Zedong first became interested in politics while fighting in the revolution in 1911. he became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in 1923.