WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

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East is RedThe east is red, the sun is rising, China has brought forth a Mao Zedong, He amasses fortune for the people, Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.Chairman Mao loves the people, He is our guide, To build a new China, Hurrah, he leads us forward!The Communist Party is like the sun, Wherever it shines, it is bright, Wherever there is a Communist Party, Hurrah, there the people are liberated!What is the main idea of this 1960s Chinese song?
A
The Sun will never set on Chinese communism.
B
Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong.
C
The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism.
D
Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The East is Red (, Dōng Fāng Hóng, “The East is Red”)-this phrase is a famous poetical allusion to the crimson color of the Chinese sunrise, however in more modern times this phrase took on a distinctly communist tone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Long March, (1934–35), the 6, 000-mile (10, 000-km) historic trek of the Chinese communists, which resulted in the relocation of the communist revolutionary base from southeastern to northwestern China and in the emergence of Mao Zedong as the undisputed party leader.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Hundred Flowers Campaign, also termed the Hundred Flowers Movement (Chinese: ), was a period from 1956 to 1957 in the People’s Republic of China during which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) encouraged citizens to openly express their opinions of the Communist Party.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The East Is Red” is a song that was the de facto anthem of the People’s Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. The lyrics of the song were attributed to Li Youyuan, a farmer from northern Shaanxi, and the melody was derived from a local folk song.

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