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China's Great Leap Forward failed to meet its economic goals and caused a catastrophic famine.

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Is it true that China's Great Leap Forward failed to meet its economic goals and caused a catastrophic famine?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state the Great Leap Forward failed to achieve its industrialization goals and caused a catastrophic famine in China between 1959 and 1961, with death estimates in the tens of millions.

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

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The Lasting Impact of Mothers' Fetal Malnutrition on Their Offspring: Evidence from the China Great Leap Forward Famine
2010
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Kim, S., Quheng, D., Fleisher, B. M., & Shi, L. (2010). The Lasting Impact of Mothers' Fetal Malnutrition on Their Offspring: Evidence from the China Great Leap Forward Famine. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1682715

Encyclopedia of the Developing World
2013
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Leonard, T. M. (2013). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=gc2NAQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

China's great famine: 40 years later -
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China's great famine: 40 years later - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7225.1619

The Great Leap Backward: A Feminist Analysis of Chinese Famine Politics from 1958-1961
2021
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The Great Leap Backward: A Feminist Analysis of Chinese Famine Politics from 1958-1961. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v10i1.1273

Contrasting Experiences of Jiangxi and Anhui in the Great Leap Forward Famine
2024
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Chen, Y. (2024). Contrasting Experiences of Jiangxi and Anhui in the Great Leap Forward Famine. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501776380.003.0009

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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