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Japan seized all the grain during World War II.
Japan seized all the grain during World War II.
The Tiananmen Square democracy protests made it impossible to distribute grain to the population.
The Tiananmen Square democracy protests made it impossible to distribute grain to the population.
Believing it was surplus, the central government took most of the grain from the countryside.
Believing it was surplus, the central government took most of the grain from the countryside.
Bad weather led to a sharp drop in grain production.
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The correct response is:
Believing it was surplus, the central government took most of the grain from the countryside.
During China's Great Leap Forward (1958-1962), the central government implemented policies that led to widespread agricultural disruption, including unrealistic production targets and collective farming. This resulted in a severe famine, exacerbated by the government's confiscation of grain from rural areas, which they erroneously believed had surplus.
