Identify the program initiated by China that aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is option (2) : Great Leap forward
The Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign initiated in 1958 in China and aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale. People were encouraged to set up industries in their backyards. In rural areas, communes were started. Under the Commune system, people collectively cultivated lands. In 1958, there were 26,000 communes covering almost all the farm population.