In the 1950s, Chinese ruler Mao Zedong viewed humans and nature as two separate entities and encouraged "man" to conquer nature, leading to large-scale environmental damage. This period was known as the ______.
A) Cultural Revolution
B) Communist Manifesto
C) Great Leap Forward
D) Red Wave

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The Great Leap Forward, initiated by Mao Zedong in the late 1950s, aimed at rapidly transforming China from an agrarian economy into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization. This policy led to significant environmental degradation as it encouraged the exploitation of natural resources without regard to the consequences.

In the 1950s, Chinese Ruler Mao Zedong Viewed Humans and Nature