The Great Leap Forward
a. was a great success, producing both agricultural and industrial surpluses
b. lasted until the death of Mao Zedong in 1976
c. was immediately followed by the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
d. was a disaster, costing as many as 15 million lives due to starvation
e. was opposed by Mao, but he was outvoted by his idealistic colleagues.