Question

Approximately when did the Great Leap Forward occur?(a)2.5 MYA (b)1.8 MYA (c) 150,000 Ya (d) 40,000 ya

Answer 1

The Great Leap Forward was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China from 1958 to 1962.

The aim of the campaign was to transform the country from an agrarian economy into a socialist society by the means of industrialization and collectivization. It was led by Mao Zedong.

There was economic regression and China's economy shrank during that time. The campaign is considered to have caused the Great Chinese Famine.