THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
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In China, Mao Zedong pushed a policy to increase farm and industrial output called the Great Leap Forward. It resulted in
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China becoming the world leader in production
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China having the largest military of the time
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a famine where 55 million people died
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the overthrow of Mao Zedong
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Leap Forward (GLF) was a campaign initiated in 1958 in China. The aims of this campaign are as follows: The aim of the campaign was to initiate large scale industrialisation in the country concentrating not only in the urban areas but also in the rural ones.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the late 1950s, the Chinese people were decimated by a catastrophic famine. The death toll, which was obscured by the Chinese government, is a matter of historical debate. The consensus is that around 30 million people died, though estimates range from 10 million to as high as 47 million.
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