Question

Which of the following are not similarities between Chinese and Soviet communism? (China's Communism)

Both communist states forced through modernizing policies at the cost of millions of lives
Both countries were also ruled by totalitarian dictators who suppressed opposition violently and took extreme measures to isolate their societies from criticism
Both instituted Five Year Plans to build industry and imitate the West
Both had to fight a civil war against enemies who enjoyed the benefit of Western aid

Both movements fought a civil war to gain authority

Answer 1

The communists and the Kuomintang nationalists briefly joined forces and cooperated from 1937 to 1945 to resist the invasion of China by Japan.