It began in Honan and soon spread to the entire country.  Communal kitchens were established so women could fully participate in production, and ideological purity was emphasized over technical expertise.  
It began in Honan and soon spread to the entire country.  Communal kitchens were established so women could fully participate in production, and ideological purity was emphasized over technical expertise.  Small backyard steel furnaces were set up in thousands of villages, although in their zeal peasants often melted down their tools to make more steel.  By 1960, it was clear that this plan to industrialize China through mass manpower had failed miserably.  FTP name this event.
It began in Honan and soon spread to the entire country.  Communal kitchens were established so women could fully participate in production, and ideological purity was emphasized over technical expertise.  
Great Leap Forward