Question

how did mao zedong’s beliefs about communist uprisings differ from vladimir lenin’s? a. mao believed the revolution would start in the cities. lenin believed the revolution would start in the countryside. b. mao believed the revolution would start with rural peasants. lenin believed the revolution would start with urban laborers. c. mao believed the upper class would give up their wealth and join the revolution. lenin believed the upper class would violently resist. d. mao believed the revolution should begin from within the country. lenin believed foreign rebels would start the revolution.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Mao focused on rural areas, Lenin on urban, so this is reversed. Eliminate A.
• Option B: Mao's revolution relied on rural peasants (due to China's agrarian society), Lenin's on urban laborers (industrial workers in Russia). This matches their beliefs.
• Option C: Both Mao and Lenin saw upper class as resistant; Mao's approach was about peasant mobilization, not upper class joining. Eliminate C.
• Option D: Lenin's revolution was internal (Russian), not foreign rebels. Eliminate D.

Answer:

B. Mao believed the revolution would start with rural peasants. Lenin believed the revolution would start with urban laborers.