Between the Mid-1930s and the End of World War II

question 4

Multiple Choice

Between the mid-1930s and the end of World War II,

• A) Chiang Kai-shek finally obtained a firm grip on all but northwest China, and implemented a "crash program" of modernization, which won peasant support.
• B) the Chinese Communists steadily increased their power so that by 1945 up to thirty million people were under their control.
• C) Japan made peace with Chiang in 1940, joining him in a war against Mao's Communists.
• D) Mao Zedong married Chiang's daughter, which reunited China until the late 1950s.
• E) the Chinese Communist party changed its focus from organizing peasants to winning over the middle class city dwellers and the large bankers in Shanghai.

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Definitions:

Collectivism

A cultural value that prioritizes the group's needs over individual desires or accomplishments, often associated with societies that emphasize social harmony and interdependence.

Mood Linkage

Mood linkage refers to the phenomenon where individuals in a social environment tend to share or synchronize their emotional states with others, often subconsciously.

Individualism

A moral, political, or social outlook that emphasizes the moral worth of the individual and the importance of individual self-reliance and independence.

Norms

Understood rules for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe “proper” behavior.