Intellectuals that criticized the communist government in China during the Hundred Flowers Movement were

A) protected under constitutional rights guaranteeing freedom of speech in China

B) often promoted to higher positions at universities and within the government

C) largely ignored by peasants and the government who did not agree with the criticism

D) thrown in jail, fired from their jobs, or forced into labor positions

Question

Intellectuals that criticized the communist government in China during the Hundred Flowers Movement were

A) protected under constitutional rights guaranteeing freedom of speech in China

B) often promoted to higher positions at universities and within the government

C) largely ignored by peasants and the government who did not agree with the criticism

D) thrown in jail, fired from their jobs, or forced into labor positions

littlenugget · Answer

At first, Mao supported it, but.... it was a trick :( within a year he sent his police to capture 500,000 people who disagreed with him in any way. He put them in prison, and sometimes killed them. Look at this link: http://www.aproundtable.org/history-blog/blog.cfm?ID=477&AUTHOR_ID=9 So I'd go with D. =)