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What was the Great Leap Forward?
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General MacArthur’s plan to restructure Japan
General MacArthur’s plan to restructure Japan
Secretary of State Marshall’s effort to rebuild Europe after World War II
Secretary of State Marshall’s effort to rebuild Europe after World War 2
Mao’s plan to transform China into a modern, industrialized nation
Mao’s plan to transform China into a modern, industrialized nation
Stalin’s plan to industrialize the Soviet Union
Stalin’s plan to industrialize the Soviet Union
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Mao’s plan to transform China into a modern, industrialized nation.
Briefly: the Great Leap Forward (1958–c.1962) was Mao Zedong’s campaign to rapidly industrialize and collectivize China through huge people’s communes, mass mobilization (including “backyard” steel furnaces), and forced consolidation of agriculture. It caused widespread economic disruption and the Great Chinese Famine; estimates of excess deaths vary (commonly cited 15–45 million). It is generally considered a catastrophic failure.
Briefly: the Great Leap Forward (1958–c.1962) was Mao Zedong’s campaign to rapidly industrialize and collectivize China through huge people’s communes, mass mobilization (including “backyard” steel furnaces), and forced consolidation of agriculture. It caused widespread economic disruption and the Great Chinese Famine; estimates of excess deaths vary (commonly cited 15–45 million). It is generally considered a catastrophic failure.
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