Mao Zedong's passion for change in China, as seen in the quote above, is best understood in the context of all of the following EXCEPT
A)The fall of the Qing Dynasty had left China in a broken state, with the various states ruled over by
warlords
B)China had risen in power and prominence after the First World War and envisioned becoming a
global superpower
C)Chinese peasants were often exploited by wealthy landowners, resulting in many struggling to
feed their families
D)Since the colossal loss of the opium Wars, China had been subjected to foreign influence for
several decades