POST COLD WAR WORLD
RISE OF CHINA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lack of funds, people, and resources
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Too much money, food, and resources
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Too much government control, too much money, and the people were too eager to work
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Environmental disasters, poor government management, and government corruption
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Detailed explanation-1: -The failure of agricultural policies, the movement of farmers from agricultural to industrial work, and weather conditions led to millions of deaths from severe famine.
Detailed explanation-2: -The promulgation of the Great Leap Forward was the result of the failure of the Soviet model of industrialization in China.
Detailed explanation-3: -The origins of the famine can be traced to Mao Zedong’s decision, supported by the leadership of China’s communist party, to launch the Great Leap Forward. This mass mobilisation of the country’s huge population was to achieve in just a few years economic advances that took other nations many decades to accomplish.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.