WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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increase farm and factory output
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develop a democratic government
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strengthen economic ties with communist neighbors
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reduce the gap between rich and poor
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -How was the Five Year Plan and Great Leap Forward similar? The purpose of both economic policies was to Industrialize and become a modernized nation like the U.S and Japan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Four Modernizations (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ) were goals first set forth by Deng Xiaoping to strengthen the fields of agriculture, industry, defense, and science and technology in China.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.