Mao's Great Leap Forward intended to ______.
A) move China from a rural, agrarian economic into a modern, urban society
B) enforce liberalization and modernize the Chinese economy
C) establish a series of economic reforms that continue today
D) imitate the industrialization in Europe

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Mao's Great Leap Forward, initiated in 1958, aimed to rapidly transform China from a predominantly agrarian society into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization. This was to be achieved by mobilizing the population to increase agricultural and industrial output, aiming for a swift transition to a modern, urban society.

Mao's Great Leap Forward Intended to ______