What was one major result of adopting Lysenko's methods in China?
Economic boom
Cultural Revolution
Great Chinese Famine
Technological advancement
Answer
The adoption of Lysenko's methods in China led to the Great Chinese Famine, a period of widespread starvation that resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people. Lysenko's theories on agriculture, which rejected modern genetics in favor of Lamarckian inheritance and environmental factors, were implemented as part of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward campaign.
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