Which of the following helps explain the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War? (1 point)

A. • the Great Leap Forward
B. O the founding of the People's Republic of China
C. • Chiang Kai-shek's purge of Communists in 1927
D. • the long-standing tradition of Confucianism in China

C. • Chiang Kai-shek's purge of Communists in 1927