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The '''Great Leap Forward''' (Simplified Chinese: 大跃进; Pinyin: Dà yuèjìn) was an economic and social campaign in the [[People's Republic of China]], introduced in 1958 as a part of the [[Five-year plans of China#Second Plan (1958–1962)|Second Five-Year Plan]]. | The '''Great Leap Forward''' (Simplified Chinese: 大跃进; Pinyin: Dà yuèjìn) was an economic and social campaign in the [[People's Republic of China]], introduced in 1958 as a part of the [[Five-year plans of China#Second Plan (1958–1962)|Second Five-Year Plan]]. | ||
The policies surrounding the Great Leap Forward created the conditions for [[Peasantry|peasants]], who had already [[Collectivization|collectivized]] land, to further collectivize. This led to the creation | The policies surrounding the Great Leap Forward created the conditions for [[Peasantry|peasants]], who had already [[Collectivization|collectivized]] land, to further collectivize. This led to the creation large communes composed of thousands of people. Both industrial capacity and food security were advanced as a result of the Great Leap Forward and its policies.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
There were also policy failures and practices such as producing steel in small rural foundries, also known as [[backyard furnace|backyard steel furnaces]]. Mao admitted that policy errors occurred and took responsibility for them, but [[Imperial core|Western]] claims of mass starvation are widely exaggerated.<ref>[https://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/mao-responsibility-great-leap-forward-1959/ MAO ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD (1959)]</ref> | There were also policy failures and practices such as producing steel in small rural foundries, also known as [[backyard furnace|backyard steel furnaces]]. Mao admitted that policy errors occurred and took responsibility for them, but [[Imperial core|Western]] claims of mass starvation are widely exaggerated.<ref>[https://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/mao-responsibility-great-leap-forward-1959/ MAO ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD (1959)]</ref> |