Cadres head to the countryside to carry out Mao Zedong’s wishes, 1957. On the eve of the “Great Leap
Cadres head to the countryside to carry out Mao Zedong’s wishes, 1957. On the eve of the “Great Leap Forward,” Mao sent officials out to force peasants to join collective farms. Though Mao predicted that this would lead to economic glory for China, it was one of the worst disasters of the twentieth century; over 30,000,000 people starved to death as a result of these misguided policies.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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