Asked by berlanda

Why was the Nationalist Party more popular in China’s cities than in the countryside?

Wealthy people who supported the party were concentrated in cities.
People in the countryside were less active in politics than people in the city.
Poor city dwellers hoped the Nationalist Party would bring economic change.
The Nationalist Party threatened to end crop trade with Western nations.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Wealthy people who supported the party were concentrated in cities.

The Kuomintang drew its base among urban elites, business people, professionals and students who favored modernization and a strong central government; it failed to win most peasants (who were more attracted to the Communists' land-reform promises).