The Great Leap Forward was a campaign initiated by Mao Zedong in China from 1958 to 1962. It aimed to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian society into an industrialized socialist state. However, it resulted in widespread famine, economic collapse, and the deaths of millions of people due to policies like collectivization and unrealistic production targets. The lack of proper planning, agricultural mismanagement, and exaggerated reports of success contributed to its failure.
