A leader believes that his city's economy will improve if its network of small dirt roads is replaced with a modern highway system. He forces al of the city's citizens to quit their jobs and begin paving new concrete roads. Since none of the citizens have experience with this kind of work, the new paved roads are a disaster. In fact, it's even more difficult to drive on them than it was to drive on dirt roads! This scenario is most similar to which of the following events?

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Scott Robinson

24 May, 12:34

A leader believes that his city's economy will improve if its network of small dirt roads is replaced with a modern highway system. He forces al of the city's citizens to quit their jobs and begin paving new concrete roads. Since none of the citizens have experience with this kind of work, the new paved roads are a disaster. In fact, it's even more difficult to drive on them than it was to drive on dirt roads! This scenario is most similar to which of the following events?

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Landin · Answer 1

This scenario would be most closely associated with "B. The Great Leap Forward," since both of these scenarios involved the government pushing for improvements that the citizenry was simply not capable of yet.