The Great Leap Forward This Chinese poster from 1960 celebrates both the agricultural and industrial efforts of the Great Leap Forward. The caption reads: “Start the movement to increase production and practice thrift, with foodstuffs and steel at the center, with great force!” The great famine that accompanied this “great leap” belied the optimistic outlook of the poster. (Stefan R. Landsberger Collections/International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam/www.chineseposters.net)