USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

COLD WAR IN ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The leader of China after World War II
A
Harry S. Truman
B
Dwight Eisenhower
C
Mao Zedong
D
Ho Chi Minh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which he led as the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from the establishment of the PRC in 1949 until his death in 1976.

Detailed explanation-3: -World War II proved so traumatic to China that its Nationalist government collapsed soon afterward and a radical communist government successfully conquered the mainland in 1949. Yet overall, the major legacy of World War II in Asia was that it ended the era of imperialism on the continent.

Detailed explanation-4: -In September 1976, after Chairman Mao Zedong’s death, the People’s Republic of China was left with no central authority figure, either symbolically or administratively. The Gang of Four was dismantled, but new Chairman Hua Guofeng continued to persist on Mao-era policies.

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