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Great Leap Forward (jan 1, 1958 – jan 1, 1962)

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Mao Zedong tried to collectivize farming by putting people on common farmlands of 10,000 people. This led to a bad way of distributing resources and there were millions of deaths.

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jan 1, 1958
jan 1, 1962
~ 4 years