Why was Mao Zedong successful in overcoming the more powerful Nationalist Chinese during the Civil War of 1928-49? What weaknesses of the Nationalists did he exploit? What strengths did the Chinese Communists possess? After his death, why did Deng Xiaoping find it necessary to reform China's economic system, and what did he accomplish with the "Four Modernizations?" Your answer should be in essay form and the more detail, the better.