what caused the great chinese famine
The great Chinese famine was caused by social pressure, economic mismanagement, and radical changes in agriculture in addition to weather conditions and natural disasters.Mao Zedong, chairman of the Chinese communist party, introduced drastic changes in farming which prohibited farm ownership.rought, poor weather, and the policies of the Communist Party of China contributed to the famine, although the relative weights of the contributions are disputed due to the Great Leap Forward.