Multiple choice When Mao Zedong set up "Red" China, what happened to nationalists after the Civil War? They gathered supporters in Korea and fought The were given refuge in Tibet They fled to the island of Taiwan They were all round up and executed Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Following their defeat by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War, the Nationalist forces (Kuomintang) led by Chiang Kai-shek retreated to the island of Taiwan.