On December 1, 1945, Kuomintang military and police forces in Kunming killed many patriotic teachers and students in a bloody crackdown against anti-war protestors, which is known as the December 1 Tragedy of 1945. The picture shows people from all walks of life in Kunming attending a funeral for those who died in the crackdown. [Photo/Exhibition Road to Rejuvenation at the National Museum of China]

In 1945, Mao Zedong and Zhu De studied a strategic plan before the Communist Party of China launched a strategic offensive against the Kuomintang. [Photo/ Exhibition Road to Rejuvenation at the National Museum of China]

From January 10-31, 1946, a political consultative conference was held in Chongqing, as required by the October 10 Agreement of 1945. The agreement adopted by the conference essentially denied the KMT's dictatorship and its policy on the civil war. [Photo/ Exhibition Road to Rejuvenation at the National Museum of China]