Question

Which analysis of Mao’s policies is most accurate?(1 point)
Responses

Mao’s violent but effective policies led to economic prosperity.
Mao’s violent but effective policies led to economic prosperity.

Mao’s rushed and violent policies led to many deaths.
Mao’s rushed and violent policies led to many deaths.

Mao’s policies created economic prosperity and helped cure social ills.
Mao’s policies created economic prosperity and helped cure social ills.

Mao’s policies were cut short before their true impact could be seen.

Answer 1

“Mao’s rushed and violent policies led to many deaths.”

Explanation: Policies like the Great Leap Forward (1958–62) and the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) produced widespread violence, social disruption, and famine; scholars estimate the Great Leap Forward caused on the order of 15–45 million excess deaths, and the Cultural Revolution led to further deaths, persecution, and economic/educational disruption. While some early reforms under Mao improved literacy, public health, and land redistribution, the large-scale human cost and economic damage of his later campaigns make the characterization about rushed, violent policies causing many deaths the most accurate.