What led industrial workers and even government officials to join students in antigovernment protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989?
Correct answer: C. popular resentment over such problems as inflation and corruption
- A. opposition to the weakening of communist economic structures
- B. a desire for greater political freedoms
- C. popular resentment over such problems as inflation and corruption
- D. opposition to a ban on exports to Western countriesGet Study Guides
Explanation
The 1989 Tiananmen protests broadened beyond students because people opposed corruption, inflation, and other social-economic problems, alongside demands for political reform. The submitted option captures the wider basis of the movement better than the narrower option about political freedoms alone.
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