WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Chinese leader is most closely associated with leading the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?
A
Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)
B
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)
C
Mao Zedong
D
Deng Xiaoping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Mao Zedong’s Rule of Communist China Mao was a totalitarian dictator whose methods for gaining, consolidating, and maintaining control are exemplified through his two most well known policies: the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1958, Mao launched the second Five Year Plan, dubbed the Great Leap Forward.

Detailed explanation-5: -Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese politician who served as the paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989.

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