B. Mao's focus on rural steel production led to widespread famine and starvation.
Due to the immense focus of the rural population on producing steel, and environmental disasters (Great Chinese Famine, 1959-1961), the resulting consequence was failure to produce enough food to sustain the population (leading to widespread famine and starvation).
A political cartoon shows a smiling elephant running down an alley toward an overturned garbage can. <span>The trash is spilled on the ground. The garbage can is labeled McCarthyism.
</span><span>The statement which summarizes the idea in this cartoon is: </span>The Republicans were using the McCarthy hearings for political gain.