Lysenko's doctrines led to the failure of which Chinese policy?
Four Modernizations
Cultural Revolution
Great Leap Forward
Open Door Policy
Answer
The Great Leap Forward, China's ambitious economic and social campaign launched in 1958 under Mao Zedong, was significantly impacted by the influence of Trofim Lysenko's doctrines. Lysenko, a Soviet biologist, promoted pseudoscientific ideas that disregarded classical genetics and emphasized environmental factors in plant and animal development. His flawed theories, adopted by Chinese agricultural policies, led to disastrous consequences.
Sowing Seeds of Controversy: The Trofim Lysenko Saga
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