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  Land of the wealthy is redistributed to the peasants.
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  Mao encourages Chinese citizens to have as many children as they can and even banned the use and import of contraceptives.
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  Plans are series of social and economic development initiatives.
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  Land is collectivized and farmers have people's communes.
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  Social and economic campaign launched by the Communist party of China. Farms sent away from farming to the production of iron and steel.
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  Mao introduced changes in farming policy which didn't allow farm ownership. Social pressure on citizens caused economic mismanagement.
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  Cultural Revolution-two hundred million people suffered famine, economy had been crippled, twenty million people sent to the countryside. stop in agriculture and industry
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  "Gang Of Four" tries to get into power
