In this video we'll explain what Mao’s Great Leap Forward actually was and consider how responsible he is for the Great Famine that ensued. This program was a really important part in shaping Chinese history as 30 million would die from 1958-1962 and Mao’s prestige would suffer so much that he had to take a leave of absence and could only wrestle back control of the party through the Cultural Revolution. But how much of the Great Famine was a direct result of the Great Leap Forward and just how much of the blame can really be placed on how Mao Zedong?
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This Great Leap Forward episode is our third in our series on China, “China Before World War III.” This will be the complete series to bring you up to speed on all Chinese issues; domestic and foreign since World War II. With all the global angst about China and Taiwan, this is an area of history you can't afford to be illiterate in.
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