What caused the massacre of protesters in china's tiananmen square in 1989? a. protests by pro- and anti-communist citizens escalated into violence and required military intervention. b. mao zedong wanted to publicly punish rural workers who resisted his "great leap forward." c. china's communist leadership refused to tolerate any mass demonstrations against the government. d. deng xiaoping's attempted overthrow of the communist government resulted in violent resistance.

C. China's communist leadership refused to tolerate any mass demonstrations against the government.

China’s leaders including Deng Xiaoping considered the protests as a political threat. Consequently, they resorted to use force in order to quash the protests which resulted in the massacre of the protesters

(202 bc - 220 ad) dynasty started by lui bang; a great and long-lasting rule, it discarded the harsh policies of the qin dynasty and adopted confucian principles; han rulers chose officials who passed the civil service exams rather than birth; it was a time of prosperity

your answer would be (b)