Great Leap forward 1958-1962 (jan 1, 1958 – jan 1, 1962)
Description:
Also known as the “Giant Step Backwards”.A way to overtake the industrial production of more developed nations and worked to collectivize all land and manage businesses collectively just like in the Soviet Union.
It ultimately failed and impacted the agricultural production in China And caused millions of peasants to die.
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Date:
jan 1, 1958
jan 1, 1962
~ 4 years