backyard furnaces Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
How many participated in backyard furnaces at peak?
A
1/4 population
2
Q
Steel produced
A
1958: sept 14% Oct 49%
3
Q
How much industry produced later
A
1962 produced half heavy industry of 1958
4
Q
When was scheme reduced
A
Spring 1959
5
Q
Effects
A
Schools closed down
Great famine
