Great Leap Forward

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Mao's attempt to rapidly industrialize China, outdoing Stalin's efforts, which resulted in vast human suffering, agricultural disasters, and an environmental catastrophe, leading to approximately 40 million deaths.

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Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler | Lex Fridman Podcast #444

Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler | Lex Fridman Podcast #444

Lex Fridman

Mao's attempt to rapidly industrialize China, outdoing Stalin's efforts, which resulted in vast human suffering, agricultural disasters, and an environmental catastrophe, leading to approximately 40 million deaths.