THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD 1958 1961 THE MELONS

THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD 1958 -1961

“THE MELONS ARE SWEET, GRAIN AND RICE ARE FRAGRANT, EVERYBODY TRIES THE FLAVOR” - 1958

“THE FUTURE OF A RURAL VILLAGE” - 1958

“CROSSING THE YELLOW RIVER WHILE SITTING IN A PEANUT” - 1958

“PUT ORGANIZATIONS ON A MILITARY FOOTING, PUT ACTIONS ON A WAR FOOTING, PUT LIFE ON A COLLECTIVE FOOTING” - 1958

“PIGS ARE FERTILIZER FACTORIES AS WELL AS TREASURE BOWLS” - 1958

“MORE PIGS, MORE FERTILIZER, HIGHER GRAIN PRODUCTION. ” - 1959

“TRANSFORM THE HAI RIVER, TEMPER YOURSELF. ” - 1958

BRAVE THE WIND AND THE WAVES, EVERYTHING HAS REMARKABLE ABILITIES - 1958

“STRIKE THE BATTLE DRUM OF THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD EVER LOUDER. ” - 1959

“WE AND ORE TOGETHER MAKE STEEL” - 1959

“THE COMMUNE IS LIKE A GIGANTIC DRAGON, PRODUCTION IS VISIBLY AWE-INSPIRING. ” - 1959

“GETTING ORGANIZED IS BOUNDLESSLY GOOD. ” - 1960

“START THE MOVEMENT TO INCREASE PRODUCTION, AND PRACTICE THRIFT, WITH FOODSTUFFS AND STEEL AT THE CENTER, WITH GREAT FORCE. ” - 1960

“THE COMMUNES ARE BIG, THE PEOPLE NUMEROUS, THE NATURAL RESOURCES ABUNDANT. IT’S EASY TO DEVELOP A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY. ” - 1960

“DEVELOP INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, REALIZE THE SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE. ” - 1960

“THE PEOPLE’S COMMUNE IS GOOD, HAPPINESS WILL LAST FOR TEN THOUSAND YEARS” - 1960

S. C. R. What would your life be like if you lived in China during the Great Leap Forward? Use evidence from the posters to support your claim.