Global 10 - AIM 124: Periods 2,6,8

AIM 124
How did the Great Leap Forward, the Five Year Plan, and Cultural Revolution influence China while Mao was leader of the government?


I.  Mao Zedong
A. Great Leap Forward (1958)
1. commune = small farms that worked together to industrialize China (collective)
2. communes did not increase production; lead to a large famine
3. great big failure
4. Five Year Plan = worked to industrialize Russia
5. poor planning = did not work; plan was too expensive; led to economic crisis
4. 1960: China had to stop program

B.  Mao will continue to have total control
1. Cultural Revolution will be increased 
2. Communism continues in China