Collectivisation Flashcards
what was the idea of collectivisation
larger units of land could be farmed more efficiently using mechanisation
less peasants would be required
this would release labour for new industries with the idea they would move to cities and work in factories
much easier for the state to get the grain it needed to feed the cities and export
who were the kulaks
the better off peasants though in practice, were anyone deemed to be
how many farmed had been collectivised by 1931
over 50%
what was used to collectivise soviet agriculture at high speed
force, terror and propaganda
mass arrests, mass murder and thousands of peasants were sent to labour camps
what was de-kulakisation
anyone who was deemed to be a saboteur was branded a kulak and murdered
was collectivisation a success in the short term
grain production fell massively
impact on agriculture was disastrous
huge drop in the number of animals
1932-34 was a man-made famine as the government collected too much grain
killed millions of peasants
short term disaster due to the human cost and little production to show for it
was collectivisation a long term success
allowed for stains aims of industrialisation to occur
supplied workers for cities
electricity production trebled in the 1930s
russia had completed what had taken other countries centuries to do in a decade
amazing industrial achievement was made due to the improvement in agriculture
overall was collectivisation a success
from Stalin’s initial aims, yes it was a success
long term, state procurement of grain doubled between 1928 and 1933
boosted the economy and provided money for it to industrialise with
in the short term, the human costs were horrendous
around 7 to 8 million people died from the famine
