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The Great Leap Forward benefited China's economy and improved living standards.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that the Great Leap Forward benefited China's economy and improved living standards?

No. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state the Great Leap Forward devastated China's economy, caused a collapse in grain production and a widespread famine, and destroyed tens of millions of lives, contradicting the claim that it benefited the economy and improved living standards.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 6 against · Last checked

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Great Leap Forward - Wikipedia
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Great Leap Forward - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward

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Economy of China
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Economy of China. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_China

The Educational Experiment of the Great Leap Forward, 1958-1959: Its Inherent Contradictions.
1979
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Julia, K. (1979). The Educational Experiment of the Great Leap Forward, 1958-1959: Its Inherent Contradictions.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ220590

The Great Leap Forward: Anatomy of a Central Planning Disaster
2005
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Wei, L. & Tao, Y. D. (2005). The Great Leap Forward: Anatomy of a Central Planning Disaster. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ725300

WGBH Forum Network; Frank Dikotter explains Mao's Great Famine
2010
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WGBH Forum Network; Frank Dikotter explains Mao's Great Famine. (2010). americanarchive.org. https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-3x83j3940v

WGBH Forum Network; Frank Dikotter explains Mao's Great Famine
2010
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WGBH Forum Network; Frank Dikotter explains Mao's Great Famine. (2010). americanarchive.org. https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-3j3901zg1w

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