How did communist and nationalist forces influence China? Select all that apply.
A. They encouraged the opening of China to foreign trade.
B. They caused political conflict and civil war.***
C. They worked together to overthrow China's last imperial dynasty.
D. They prevented the Japanese from occupying China.***
E. They encouraged Chinese officials to launch democratic reforms.
F. They split China into a northern communist nation and a southern non-communist nation.
G. They gave rise to authoritarian forms of government.
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You are correct. The correct answers are B, D, F, and G.
B. They caused political conflict and civil war: Communist and nationalist forces in China were in constant conflict, which eventually led to a civil war between them.
D. They prevented the Japanese from occupying China: During World War II, both the Communist Party and the Nationalist Party fought against the Japanese invasion, with the communist forces being more active in resisting the occupation.
F. They split China into a northern communist nation and a southern non-communist nation: After the communist forces emerged victorious in the civil war, China was divided into two separate entities: The People's Republic of China (PRC) controlled by the communists in the north, and the Republic of China (ROC) controlled by the nationalists in Taiwan.
G. They gave rise to authoritarian forms of government: Both the communist and nationalist forces established authoritarian forms of government during their respective periods of control in China. The Communist Party, under Mao Zedong, implemented a communist regime, while the Nationalist Party, under Chiang Kai-shek, ruled with an authoritarian style.
Yes, your answers are correct.
The communist and nationalist forces in China did cause political conflict and civil war (option B). This conflict was mainly between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led by Mao Zedong and the Nationalist Party (KMT) led by Chiang Kai-shek.
Additionally, these forces worked together to overthrow China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, in 1911 (option C). This event led to the establishment of the Republic of China.
The communist and nationalist forces also prevented the Japanese from occupying China during World War II (option D). Both groups temporarily put aside their differences and formed the United Front to resist the Japanese invasion.
Regarding the other answer choices:
A. They did not encourage the opening of China to foreign trade. In fact, during the early years of communist rule, China implemented policies of economic self-sufficiency and limited foreign trade.
E. They did not encourage Chinese officials to launch democratic reforms. After the communist victory in 1949, China became a one-party socialist state under the leadership of the CCP.
F. They did not split China into a northern communist nation and a southern non-communist nation. After the communist victory in 1949, the Nationalist government retreated to Taiwan, while the CCP established the People's Republic of China on the mainland.
G. They did give rise to authoritarian forms of government. After the communist victory, China implemented an authoritarian socialist system under the leadership of the CCP, with limited political freedom and centralized control.