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Kill a Sparrow Campaign (Four Pests Campaign)

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

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Kill a Sparrow Campaign (Four Pests Campaign)

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  1. Kill a Sparrow Campaign(Four Pests Campaign) By Tom Lotozo

  2. What Happened? • Elimination of the four pests (sparrows, mosquitoes, flies, and rats) was ordered • From 1958-1962 in China

  3. 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

  4. Result? • Total Backfire • Chinese emperor continued the quest against the pests, but he switched the sparrow for bedbugs

  5. Sources • Wikipedia • Getty Images

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