The First Taiwan Strait Crisis ( also the Formosa Crisis , the 1954–1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis , the Offshore Islands Crisis , and the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis ) was a brief armed Bearing_arms conflict Hostile_encounter between the Communist People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and the Nationalist Republic of China ( ROC ) in Taiwan .

Nationalist stirrings and the idea of triumphing against superior odds motivated the league into this rash decision .

Their situation improved Cause_to_make_progress in 1949 after the Chinese Communist People 's Liberation Army of Mao Zedong defeated Conquering the Nationalist army led Causation by Chiang Kai-shek .

The Nationalist group was supported Supporting by a number of conservative groups , including the Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Right-wing Groups ( `` Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas '' , or CEDA ) , monarchists , including both the opposing Alfonsists and the religious conservative Carlists , and the Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista ( FE y de las JONS ) , a fascist political party Social_event .

The Nationalist forces received Receiving munitions , soldiers , and air support Supporting from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy , while the Republican side received Receiving support Supporting from the Soviet Union and Mexico .

The Lendu ethnicity was largely represented by the Nationalist and Integrationist Front ( FNI ) while the Union of Congolese Patriots ( UPC ) claimed Statement to be fighting for the Hema .

Fleeing Escaping from pursuing Aiming Chinese Nationalist forces Causation , the communists found Know that there were not enough boats to cross Motion_directional the Dadu River ( Sichuan province ) .

The War in the North , in the Spanish Civil War was the campaign in which the Nationalist forces defeated Conquering and occupied Control the parts of northern Spain that remained Presence loyal to the Republican government .

The campaign ended Process_end on October 21 , 1937 with a decisive and total Nationalist victory .

For example , on 23 August 70 prisoners from the `` Modelo '' Prison in the city were massacred Committing_crime in revenge for the Nationalist killing of over 1,500 Republicans after the storming Catastrophe of Badajoz .

Nationalist `` Drive on Madrid '' ( August–October 1936 ) .

Yague argued Quarreling for a rapid advance on Madrid , but Franco overruled Destroying him in favour of relieving Cure the Nationalist troops besieged Besieging in Toledo .

The term `` fifth column '' became Becoming a synonym for spies or traitors on the Republican side and paranoia regarding them led to massacre of Nationalist prisoners in Madrid during the ensuing battle .

The Internal conflict Hostile_encounter in Azawad has been a two-year-long insurgency Military_operation in Northern Mali between a pro-independence ultra Nationalist group , the MNLA and a coalition of Islamists terror groups .

The French were caught off guard and all of the garrisons were overrun Attack with some then having to escape Escaping to Nationalist China where they were harshly interned Arrest .