Question

mao zedong launched the cultural revolution in china in response to
new economic policies that threatened social equality,
new democratic policies that threatened social equality.
new social policies that threatened economic equality.
new communist policies that threatened economic equality.

Explanation:

The Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong in response to what he perceived as new economic policies (like those promoting some degree of market - oriented or non - egalitarian economic developments in the view of Mao) that threatened social equality. The other options misstate the nature of the policies (democratic policies were not the trigger, social policies threatening economic equality is incorrect, and Communist policies threatening economic equality is also incorrect as the focus was on social equality being threatened by certain economic - related policy directions).

Answer:

A. new economic policies that threatened social equality