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Kill a Sparrow Campaign (Four Pests Campaign). By Tom Lotozo. What Happened? . Elimination of the four pests (sparrows, mosquitoes, flies, and rats) was ordered From 1958-1962 in China. Effective?. Due to a dramatic loss of sparrows, a ecological imbalance occurred - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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KILL A SPARROW CAMPAIGN(FOUR PESTS CAMPAIGN)
By Tom Lotozo
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What Happened? Elimination of the four pests (sparrows,
mosquitoes, flies, and rats) was ordered From 1958-1962 in China
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Effective? Due to a dramatic loss of sparrows, a
ecological imbalance occurred Rice production decreased due to a rise
in locusts Credited for the great Chinese famine
30 million died of starvation
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Result? Total Backfire Chinese emperor continued the quest
against the pests, but he switched the sparrow for bedbugs
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