"as for the peasants in the countryside, on the other hand, as soon as they rise up, they run into the political power of those local bullies, bad gentry, and landlords who have been crushing the peasants for several thousand years. (this political power of the landlords is the true foundation of the political power of the warlords.)
-mao zedong, "revolution and the peasants" (1926)

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "A." "As for the peasants in the countryside, on the other hand, as soon as they rise up, they run into the political power of those local bullies, bad gentry, and landlords who have been crushing the peasants for several thousand years. (This political power of the landlords is the true foundation of the political power of the warlords.) 

1. the spread of reform movements aimed at perfecting american society