Multiple choice

Why was the Great Leap Forward (collective farms) unsuccessful?

  1. People refused to move to the larger farms

  2. People wanted to be able to make a profit

  3. Chinese farmers did not know how to plant crops on farms

  4. The Communist government rejected Mao’s idea

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Great Leap Forward failed largely because the forced collectivization and removal of individual incentives led to massive drops in agricultural production and widespread famine.

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