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History of Everything: Maos Madness and The Great Leap Forward

History of Everything

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Mao's Criticism of the Chinese Government

"This was a genuine thing. They were actually looking for criticism to open up and show things for the world," he says. "Mao doesn't seem like a bad guy. He just seems like a dude who was doing his best, and it probably got away from him."

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