Mao's Misguided Leap: The Great Leap Forward's Ill-Fated Strategies

In 1958, the People’s Republic of China instituted its second five-year plan since the revolution. 

Its goal was to rapidly industrialize China and boost agriculture to levels on par with the advanced economies of the Western world. China was going to become a modern country, not through the widespread adoption of machinery, but through the mass mobilization of labor.

It didn’t work.

Not only didn’t it work, but it was one of the greatest failures in world history. 

Learn more about the Great Leap Forward, what it was, and why it failed so miserably on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

Sponsors

• Newspapers.com
• Get 20% off your subscription to Newspapers.com
• Quince
• Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order!
• Mint Mobile
• Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed
• Jerry
• Compare quotes and coverages side-by-side from up to 50 top insurers at jerry.ai/daily.

Subscribe to the podcast! 

https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/

--------------------------------

Executive Producer: Charles Daniel

Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer

Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily

Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip

Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ 

Disce aliquid novi cotidie

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices