4th 5 year plan

Question 1

recovery from war post 1945

Answer 1

• war destroyed most economic progress made by the first 3 plans
• 1945 - 45 million people were homeless
• industry producing 2/3 less than 1940 levels

Question 2

fourth 5 year plan

Answer 2

• 88% of investment went into heavy industry
• industrial output increaed by 80% from 1945-50
• some metal prodcuing regions in ukraine and siberia were able to achieve or exceed pre war production by 1950

Question 3

military spending

Answer 3

• emergence of cold war in 1946 led to the expansion of soviet military
• by 1952 total military expenditure was nearly 1/4 of gov spending
• less money available for other economic sectors

military expenditure 1950 - 427 million roubles
military expenditure 1952 - 476 million roubles

Question 4

consumer goods

Answer 4

• only 12% of investment went nito food production + consumer goods

Question 5

reconstruction

Answer 5

• focused on factories over homes
• historical cities given priority over rural towns
• kiew was rebulit rapidly but townds in dnieper were neglected until the 1950s

Question 6

wages

Answer 6

• wages were kept low to save money for recontruction
• women forced to go to work
• stlain recognised women played a vital role in rebuilding soviet industry

Question 7

inneficiencies

Answer 7

• like the other plans it was plauged with problems and ineffciencies
• but between 1945-50 the soviet economy was the fastest gorwing in the world
• by Stalins death in 1953 economic recovery was well underway

Question 8

post war agriculture

Answer 8

• agriculture suffered server worker and reasource shortages from 196-49
• post ww2 stlain ordered and end to private faarming and enforced disclpine over farms (production dropped)
• 1947-53 production grew. by 1952 production had recahed pre war levels