Great+Leap+Forward

The "Great Leap Forward" was an economic and social plan to boost both the people and the economy. The plan was executed between 1958 and 1960. The main idea with the plan was to transform the country from a farming country to an industrialized country. The plan ultimately failed however, when a famine struck and killed nearly 40 million people. The plan was not carried through properly and it was considered a total disaster. Some historians view it as a "Giant Step Back."