POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
COLD WAR IN ASIA
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Question
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Which of the following describe why the Great Leap Forward was unsuccessful?
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People refused to move to larger farms.
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People wanted to be able to work for themselves and make a profit.
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Chinese farmers did not know how to plant crops on large plots of land.
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The Communist government rejected Mao’s Idea and farms were never organized.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Instead of stimulating the country’s economy, The Great Leap Forward resulted in mass starvation and famine. It is estimated that between 30 and 45 million Chinese citizens died due to famine, execution, and forced labor, along with massive economic and environmental destruction.
Detailed explanation-2: -GLF was a giant step backwards-poor planning and inefficient home industries hampered growth. Crop failures caused a famine that killed about 20 million people so the program was ended in 1961.
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