Author Question: Which of the following is the principal reason Mao remains such an important figure decades after ... (Read 34 times)

NguyenJ · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following is the principal reason Mao remains such an important figure decades after his death?

A. He promoted economic growth in China using the capitalist approach.
B. He divided China into different states to decentralize the political power of the central government.
C. He united China after decades of dissolution and anarchy and set the stage for development.
D. He helped increase China's power by using facets of European imperialism.
E. He led the May Fourth Movement and galvanized the reform-minded intellectual Chinese youth.

Question 2

The central government in Beijing can exert leverage over a local government by threatening to deny it important economic benefits.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.