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Handout
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: The Great Leap Forward 1958 60

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the "Great Leap Forward". Characterized by China's attempt to accomplish economic and technical development from 1958-1960, causing the greatest famine in history.
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Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Henri Cartier Bresson: Great Leap Forward, China,1958

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo-essay by Cartier-Bresson documents scenes from the Great Leap Forward, Mao's intensive programme of forced industrialisation and forced migration.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Maoism

For Students 9th - 10th
An extremely brief discussion of Maoism from Britannica.com. It is considered an offshoot of Marxism, but nonetheless is a revolutionary method.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Great Leap

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An overview of the incredible changes that China went through due to Mao Zedong. Read an eyewitness interview from a woman who lived through those times.