China's Economic Growth

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What was the main goal of the Great Leap Forward campaign?

  • To advance China's economic production to levels comparable with Britain (correct)
  • To establish a communist government in China
  • To reduce the population of China through famine
  • To promote private enterprise and individual ownership

What was the main characteristic of the communes established in the countryside?

  • Private farms were allowed to operate alongside state-owned farms
  • Individual farmers worked independently on their own plots
  • Farmers were forced to work long hours without compensation
  • Farmers worked in teams and brigades, with labour and output distributed according to need (correct)

What was the result of the Great Leap Forward's strategy in agriculture?

  • The collapse of farm production and a severe famine (correct)
  • A moderate increase in farm production, but inequality among farmers
  • A significant increase in farm production and economic growth
  • A slight decline in farm production, but overall economic stability

What was the outcome of the Cultural Revolution?

<p>The education of a generation of students was interrupted (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the fate of many urban elites and intellectuals during the Cultural Revolution?

<p>They were sent to rural areas for 'thought reform' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the collapse of farm production during the Great Leap Forward?

<p>The rapidly implemented changes to agricultural production were unsustainable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate number of people who starved to death during the Great Leap Forward?

<p>Over 35 million people (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Mao's Cultural Revolution?

<p>To reassert his authority and crush opposition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the Great Leap Forward on the economy of China?

<p>It was severely disrupted and production declined (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the response of the CCP Central Committee to Mao's Great Leap Forward?

<p>They allowed some restoration of private plots and animals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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