Unfortunately the Great Leap Forward (GLF) was a huge disaster and this essay will explain and evaluate the positives and negatives of the GLF and Mao's uneducated decisions. According to Josh Brooman's 'China since 1900', Industry was the main focus of the GLF as Mao's plan was to make China one of the world's leading industrial nations. Mao thought that by simply producing masses of steel China would be able to solve its economic problems, therefore he wanted as much steel produced as fast as possible and started the Backyard Steel Campaign. ... In 1959 he dec...

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The projections may or may not be true, but the population growth has had its impact on the nation. Therefore the below essay provides a discussion on the causes and effects that contribute to the solutions that needed to be made by China to overcome its overpopulation impact on its nation. ... Stage two: in a developing country whereas the death rates drop because of progress in food supply that result in longevity. ... Many of the nations that are having developing economies are currently having resources consumption that are faster than the regeneration of resources, where China is one of ...

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Many foreigners sometimes regard Chinese people as a nation that eats everything. ... The easiness of making and storing fits the American criteria of "fast food" and the American diet always has a place for fast food. According to Belasco, "If one defines a people by what they eat most often, the real American cuisine today would have to be fast food." ("Fast Food") There are numerous fast food brands. ... But cheapness, omnipresence and the feature of fast food do not sufficiently explain why dumplings are popular to this extent. ...

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• Grade Level: High School