Question

#5. original communist leader of china. enforced harsh policies on his people in the great leap forward after winning the chinese civil war in 1949.

○ domino theory

○ brinkmanship

○ bay of pigs

○ cuban missile crisis

○ nato

○ warsaw pact

○ kim il sung

○ mao zedong

○ iron curtain

○ berlin wall

Explanation:

Mao Zedong was the original communist leader of China. After winning the Chinese Civil War in 1949, he was in a position of leadership. The Great Leap Forward was a campaign under his leadership. The other options:

• Domino Theory was a Cold - War era geopolitical theory.
• Brinkmanship is a political strategy.
• Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion of Cuba.
• Cuban Missile Crisis was a 1962 confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union.
• NATO is a military alliance.
• Warsaw Pact was a rival military alliance to NATO.
• Kim Il - Sung was the leader of North Korea.
• Iron Curtain was a term for the boundary dividing Europe during the Cold War.
• Berlin Wall was a barrier in Berlin.

Answer:

Mao Zedong