Which statement best describes the cause of the massacre of protestors in
China's Tiananmen Square in 1989?
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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. Deng Xiaoping's attempted overthrow of the communist
government resulted in violent resistance.
D. China's communist leadership refused to tolerate any mass
demonstrations against the government.