What was the primary goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward?
A)To return China to a primarily agricultural society
B)To end China's reliance on agriculture and focus on international exports
C)To transform China's economic structure through mass mobilization
D)To revolutionize China's educational institutions to promote global learning
E)To end China's reliance on fossil fuels by promoting green energy

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The Great Leap Forward, initiated by Mao Zedong in 1958, aimed to rapidly transform China from an agrarian economy into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization. This involved massive mobilization of the population to increase industrial and agricultural production.

What Was the Primary Goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward