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6. What delayed Mao's decision to travel south after the Huaihai campaign?
- He wanted to capture Beijing despite no military importance
- He wanted to give time for his forces to regroup
- He wanted to give Chiang a head start
- He wanted to access the success of his campaign
7. How many Nationalist troops were there at the beginning of the civil war?
- 7.5 million
- 10 million
- 5 million
- 15 million
8. Where did Chiang flee to?
- Thailand
- Taiwan
- Japan
- Korea
9. How many troops did Chiang send to defend the vital railway link at Jinzhou at the start of the Liaoshen campaign?
- nearly 250,000
- 250,000 exactly
- over 250,000
- 500,000
10. What did the communists do to weaken the Nationalist's superior air power?
- Mao authorized communist pilots to repair and use damaged Nationalist planes
- Torture key pilots into providing the Communists with essential intelligence
- Destroyed the airstrips
- Received anti-air guns from USSR
11. How did the Nationalists become weakened from within?
- All of the above
- Constant failures damaged morale of infantry
- Increased Desertion
- Many top ranking commanders became moles for the communists