The correct order of major events in China during the second half of the twentieth century is:
- Communists overthrow the Nationalists (1949)
- Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)
- Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
- Deng Xiaoping’s economic modernization (1978 onwards)
- Tiananmen Square protests (1989)
Based on this chronology, the correct response is:
Communists overthrow the Nationalists; Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward; Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution; Deng Xiaoping’s economic modernization; Tiananmen Square protests.