Question

Which of the following developments associated with twentieth-century Chinese history occurred first?

A.
the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

B.
the Gang of Four's rise to political power

C.
the Great Leap Forward economic program

D.
the founding of the Communist Party of China

Answer 1

The development associated with twentieth-century Chinese history that occurred first is:

**D. the founding of the Communist Party of China**

The Communist Party of China was founded in 1921, while the other events occurred later, with the Great Leap Forward starting in 1958, the rise of the Gang of Four primarily occurring in the late 1960s, and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution beginning in 1966.