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What was one reason the Great Leap Forward was unsuccessful?

A.

People refused to move to larger farms.


B.

Unsuccessful farming strategies and drought caused a famine.


C.

The Chinese Communist government rejected Mao’s idea to create larger, collective farms.


D.

Chinese farmers quickly learned how to produce steel and it became a major export of China.

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The policies of the Great Leap Forward, the failure of the government to respond quickly and effectively to famine conditions, as well as Mao's insistence on maintaining high grain export quotas in the face of clear evidence of poor crop output were responsible for the famine

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