In addition to support from the people, what else did the communists have in their favor during their war with the nationalists?

They were given support from the Russians who supplied them with weapons taken from Japan.  Apart from that, they also increased the number of people fighting for their side and their strategies were now improving against the nationalists.  Eventually the communists won the war and the nationalists retreated to Taiwan.

answer; ///i do believe that the correct answer for the above is ( which states would be free and which states would have check first good

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it created free trade throughout the colonial territories.