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What impact did Mao Zedong have on China?

A. He preserved much Chinese history and culture through his Cultural Revolution.

B. His Great Leap Forward brought economic ruin and famine to the country.

C. He supported an economic system that polarized China into two distinct classes.

D. His alliance with Joseph Stalin forced China into conflicts with North Korea.

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B

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B. His Great Leap Forward brought economic ruin and famine to the country.

Mao's "Great Leap Forward" was really a 'Great Leap Backward', because of the economic, farming, and lifestyle setbacks, as well as large amounts of famine and pests that devoured the land.

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