why did the terrible famine occur during China’s Great leap forward?

1. Believing it was surplus, the central government took most of the grain from the countryside.
2. Japan seized all the grain during World War II.
3. Bad weather led to a sharp drop in grain production.
4. The Tiananmen square Democracy protest made it impossible to distribute grain to the population

1. Believing it was surplus, the central government took most of the grain from the countryside.

3. Bad weather led to a sharp drop in grain production.