The Great Leap Forward was a Chinese campaign from 1958 to 1962 aiming to rapidly industrialize and collectivize agriculture. It involved mass mobilization of labor for backyard steel production and communal farming. The state and Communist Party intended to benefit, though widespread mismanagement led to severe famine and economic hardship.
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