Multiple choice

A major reason for Mao's victory against Chiang Kai-shek was...

  1. he had cultivated support of the Chinese peasantry

  2. he had U.S support

  3. the communists had superior numbers

  4. the Soviet army came to his aid

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Explanation

Mao Zedong's strategy focused on mobilizing the rural peasantry, which provided the Communist Party with a massive base of support and allowed them to outmaneuver the Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek.