WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Great Leap Forward, in Chinese history, the campaign undertaken by the Chinese communists between 1958 and early 1960 to organize its vast population, especially in large-scale rural communes, to meet China’s industrial and agricultural problems.

Detailed explanation-2: -The central idea behind the Great Leap was that rapid development of China’s agricultural and industrial sectors should take place in parallel. The hope was to industrialize by making use of the massive supply of cheap labour and avoid having to import heavy machinery.

Detailed explanation-3: -Communes (The Great Leap Forward) Private plots of land and private markets were eliminated. The labor force was reorganized into work crews for large projects-e.g. water conservation (irrigation) or local industry. Accumulated funds at the commune level were used to support education, health care, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976.