Great Leap Forward

British  

noun

1. the attempt by the People's Republic of China in 1959–60 to solve the country's economic problems by labour-intensive industrialization

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Example Sentences

His relentless pursuit of steel production at the expense of farm work during the Great Leap Forward contributed to a famine, causing as many as tens of millions of deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal

It can be a particular moment in history, exceptional patronage, or certain critical developments that make the great leap forward or great work possible.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution - campaigns led by Communist China's founder to reshape the nation's economy and society - resulted in millions of deaths.

From BBC

China’s really great leap forward has been in terms of electricity generation.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1958, Mao Zedong’s “Great Leap Forward” pushed to radically increase “efficiency” in agriculture while modernizing Chinese society, producing the worst famine in human history.

From Salon