Question

Which one of the following is an appropriate reason that Chinese Government did not manage famine effectively during 1958-61?

• A. The government was indifferent
• B. The government was undemocratic
• C. The government was communist
• D. The government did not care for people

Answer 1

The correct option is C The government was communist

The reason that the Chinese Government did not manage famine effectively during 1951-1961 was that the government was communist. The Communist Party's official account of the Great Famine shows that the government policies were at fault. The Three Red Banners- General Line for Socialist construction, the Great Lea Forward, and the people's communes- laid out how Mao's socialist policies would transform China. But they are the defacto culprits of the Great Famine.