Chapter 4 - Life in the Soviet Union 1924-41 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Moscow’s Population 1929 - 1936
A
2.2 Million -> 4.1 million
2
Q
Leningrad Population 1926 - 1939
A
1.6 million -> 3.4 million
3
Q
Town Working Conditions
A
8 hour working days
6/7 days working week
20 min late = 25% pay check cut for 6 months
4
Q
What did women start getting as they were required to work
A
‘Double Burden’
–> Work 8 hours and then go home to be housewives
5
Q
Birth Rates
1935 / 1940
A
25 per 1,000
31 per 1,000
6
Q
By 1940 how many workers in the heavy industry were women
A
41%
7
Q
When was the Great Retreat
A
1930’s
8
Q
What was the Great Retreat of the 1930’s
A
a focus on strengthening the family unit and national identity
9
Q
Literacy Rates
1928 /1939
A
1928 - 55%
1939 - 94%
10
Q
Primary School children attending school
1928 /1932
A
1928 - 60%
1932 - 95%
