Which of the following BEST describes how the Communist Party came to power in China? A. Mao Zedong won a nationwide election.

B. Mao Zedong defeated the Koreans in a long war.

C. Mao Zedong’s forces defeated the Nationalists in a civil war.

D. Mao Zedong gained support of the European leaders.

I believe it is C.

Explanation:

"Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party came to power by defeating Chiang Kai-shek’s party, the Kuomintang, not in an election but through a long civil war.

The civil war began in 1927, when Chiang Kai-shek launched a lethal attack on the communist-led workers’ movement in Shanghai — the Shanghai Massacre. That massacre was the start of a huge anti-communist purge, with at least hundreds of thousands killed. But some Communists survived and launched a series of uprisings against Chiang Kai-shek’s régime.

Mao became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party at a meeting in the town on Zunyi in January 1935. The meeting was held at a time when the Communist Party had lost its biggest stronghold (the Jiangxi base area in southern China), and was struggling to avoid complete destruction.

With Mao Zedong as leader, the Communists were able to fight their way to the north-west, and regroup in Shaanxi province. In 1949 they captured Beijing and Chiang Kai-shek’s forces retreated to the island of Taiwan.

At a speech in Beijing in 1949, Mao said “The Chinese people have stood up.” Could he have won the war against Chiang Kai-shek without the support of the Chinese people?"

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