How Much Economic Change Was There In the DDR In The Period 1949-1963

Question 1

When did Stalin die?

Answer 1

March 1953

Question 2

Why was Ulbricht summoned to Moscow in June 1953?

Answer 2

Because Moscow informed Ulbricht that his polices on border controls, collectivisation and increased productivity were causing disquiets and the changes were necessary

Question 3

What announcement in 1953 upset working class workers?

Answer 3

The need sign the samefor a 10% production rise with wages starting

Question 4

What happened in the DDR on June 16th 1953?

Answer 4

Workers on Berlin’s prestige building project, the Stalinallee, went on strikes and demand an end to more working hours for no pay, and there was call for a general strike the next day and thousands of workers joined in

Question 5

What policy led to 13% of all agricultural lands being abandoned, a massive impact on the supply of food?

Answer 5

The land production co-operatives or LPGs, with large estates seized, divided up and given to the rural working class

Question 6

By 1958 what percentage of farms were collectivised in the DDR?

Answer 6

1/3, showing the slow and steady growth

Question 7

By 1962 what percentage of farms were collectivised in the DDR?

Answer 7

85%

Question 8

What was the DDR’s economic plans?

Answer 8

1949 - Two Year Plan (1949-1950)
1951 - Five Year Plan 1951-1955
1956 - Five Year Plan 1956-1960, abandoned in 1958
1959 - Seven Year Plan 1959-1962 abandoned 1962
1963 New Economic System 1963-1968