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What was the Great Famine?

Directions: Read the following historical context and answer the questions in the section of your worksheet.

Secondary Source: NY Times - Mao's Great Leap to Famine

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 = What was the Great Famine? =
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-<u>'''Directions:'''</u> Answer the Questions below (in your packet) by reading the secondary source below.
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+<u>'''Directions:'''</u> Read the following historical context and answer the questions in the section of your worksheet.
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-#Who are they blaming for the death of over 40 million?  Considering that WWII killed 80 million, was the Great Leap Forward a success?
+'''Secondary Source:''' [https://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/a/ad/Nytimesfamine.pdf  NY Times - Mao's Great Leap to Famine]
-# Worldwide we still do not know about the exact numbers of people who died during the famine in China from 1958-1960 that killed over 30 million Chinese.  Why do you think Mao and his party have tried to keep the details secret?
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-'''Secondary Source:''' [https://www.classroomexplorations.org
-/wiki/images/a/ad/Nytimesfamine.pdf  NY Times - Mao's Great Leap to Famine]
-<center>[[Image:previous.jpg|75px|link=Communist China Webquest - Part 2]] [[Image:next.jpg|75px|link=Communist China Webquest - Part 4]]</center>
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