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GCSE History · key term
Small local furnaces used during the Great Leap Forward to try to produce metal, often operated by people without the expertise needed to make usable steel.
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Paper 1
Revise: The Great Leap Forward and the Dazhai CommuneAlongside factory production, people were ordered to operate backyard furnaces in local communities. Household metal objects, including bowls and spoons, were collected and melted down.
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