EAS105H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Maurice Meisner, Liu Shaoqi, Jasper Becker
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Lack of regard for rightists, opponents, and decentralization of power. Mao was able to convince the lushan conference despite the failures. Halt of industry, decline in production, reliance of primitive technology. Major cities was brought to a standstill due to the red guards. Jasper becker propoganda current primitive technology in place by the peasants human death. Cannot generalize the experience of women, due to the variety of backgrounds, ages, educations, classes, income and association with the party. Creation of all-china women"s federation (acwf) in 1949. Mao used his power to abuse bureaucracy for his will. Ideology could not support and prevent the disaster of the great leap. The great leap forward was a waste of natural and human resources. Mao knowingly continued with a failed plan at the expense of the people. The rapid industrialization was nonsense , not effective in place of the. Quote by liu shaoqi serves as admittance of the government"s failures.