Question

why did support from people in the chinese countryside help the communists more than support from people in the cities helped the nationalists?
many more people lived in the countryside, so they made the communists the stronger side.
people in the cities were confident that the nationalists would win, so they remained passive.
in the cities, people had mixed feelings about which side to support, so they did not present a united front.
in the countryside, people were accustomed to nearly constant warfare and so were well prepared.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: In China during that period, the rural population was much larger than the urban population. The Communists' focus on rural areas and land reform gained them massive support from these numerous rural residents, which significantly strengthened their side.
• Option 2: There's no strong historical basis that city - dwellers were passive because they were confident the Nationalists would win. In fact, there was significant discontent with the Nationalists in urban areas too.
• Option 3: While there might have been some diversity of opinion in cities, the main reason for the Communists' advantage from rural support was the sheer number of rural people, not the lack of a united front in cities.
• Option 4: Rural people were not "accustomed to nearly constant warfare" in a way that made them well - prepared to support the Communists. The key was the size of the rural population and the Communists' policies towards them, not their familiarity with warfare.

Answer:

A. Many more people lived in the countryside, so they made the Communists the stronger side.