As China was ready for a powerful leader after chaos at the end of the republic, Chiang Kai-shek was able to rule as a dictator. He was the one who unified the country after the Chinese Revolution of 1911. He ruled from 1930 to 1949 in China, and from 1950 to 1975 from Taiwan, where he was exiled as he lost the Chinese Civil War. He belonged to the Nationalist party and fought against the Communists. However, he did not win and had to be exiled in Taiwan.
The most likely reason why Chiang Kai-shek was able to rule as a dictator was because: D. China was ready for a powerful leader after chaos at the end of the republic.
Dictatorship is also refereed to as an authoritarian rule and it can be defined as a system of government (leadership) in which only those who are in power and their supporters are benefitting, while excluding the minority and weaker section.
Generally, dictatorship is characterized by a dictator (single leader) that has an absolute power and as such, he or she makes all the rules, policies and decisions for a country without consulting or taking suggestions from anyone else.
After chaos at the end of the republic, Chiang Kai-shek ruled as a dictator in China and he unified the country after the Chinese Revolution that took place in 1911.
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