The effects of this program were exacerbated by the extermination of sparrows, which were labelled one of the "Four Pests.
A poem criticizing this government program declares that "the millet is scattered over the ground, the leaves of the sweet potato are withered," which was used as evidence to ✴re a defense minister. A fake photo circulated by the government as part of this program appeared to show a wheat ✴eld supporting the weight of several children. Jasper Becker highlighted foreign news coverage of this program's deadly a⢄ermath in his book Hungry Ghosts. The effects of this program were exacerbated by the extermination of sparrows, which were labelled one of the "Four Pests." As part of this program's focus on steel production, household utensils were melted down in backyard furnaces. For 10 points, what program started in 1958 and attempted to rapidly modernize the economy of China?
A poem criticizing this government program declares that "the millet is scattered over the ground, the leaves of the sweet potato are withered," which was used as evidence to ✴re a defense minister.
Great Leap Forward [or dà yuè jìn; accept Great Leap Forward Famine; prompt on the "Great Chinese Famine" or "Three Years of Dif✴culty"]