The Great Leap Forward Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Great Leap Forward?
A
A rejection of the Soviet model of economic development
2
Q
What did the USSR stress the role of in developing the economy?
A
The role of expertise and the working class
3
Q
What was the Great Leap Forward based on?
A
The enthusiasm of peasants
4
Q
What was Mao believe about Khrushchev?
A
Khrushchev was not a real revolutionary. Instead, he was an administrator concerned with organisation and not with change
5
Q
What did Mao do by initiating the Great Leap Forward?
A
Consciously distanced himself from the USSR and undermined Khrushchev’s leadership of the communist world
