Great Leap Forward: The Great Leap Forward was an economic campaign launched by Mao Zedong between 1958 and 1962 aimed at rapidly transforming China from an agrarian economy into an industrialized nation. It resulted in widespread famine due to poor planning.
Cultural Revolution: The Cultural Revolution was a sociopolitical movement initiated by Mao Zedong in 1966, aiming to preserve communist ideology and remove perceived bourgeois influences from Chinese society. It led to widespread social upheaval and political purges.
Deng Xiaoping: Deng Xiaoping was a key Chinese leader who came to power after the death of Mao Zedong. He introduced economic reforms known as "Dengism" that shifted China towards a market-oriented economy while maintaining the Communist Party's political control.