Question

How did Mao Zedong gain power in China?

Answer 1

The Chinese Revolution of 1949. On October 1, 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China (PRC). ... The “fall” of mainland China to communism in 1949 led the United States to suspend diplomatic ties with the PRC for decades.

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Answer 2

Mao was the son of a prosperous peasant in Shaoshan, Hunan. ... During the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the CPC, Mao helped to found the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, led the Jiangxi Soviet's radical land policies, and ultimately became head of the CPC during the Long March

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