Khrushchev

Question 1

what were the three agricultural policies (K)

Answer 1

• improved incentives (not official name)
• corn campaign
• virgin lands scheme

Question 2

what am i referencing when i say improved incentives was a policy (K)

Answer 2

wide range of changes - quotas, fertiliser, tractors

Question 3

how did K change quotas (K)

Answer 3

reduced the size of quotas while increasing the prices for the goods produced

Question 4

what was the benefit of the change to quotas (K)

Answer 4

1952-1956 = 250% increase in farm incomes

Question 5

in what year did K order the construction of new fertiliser and tractor factories (K)

Answer 5

1954

Question 6

by 1955 what was the change in tractor production from the new factories (K)

Answer 6

30% increase in the number of tractors

Question 7

by 1955 what was the change in fertiliser production from the new factories

Answer 7

40% increase in the amount of fertiliser produced

Question 8

when was the virgin lands scheme created (K)

Answer 8

sept 1953

Question 9

what was the virgin lands scheme (K)

Answer 9

turning unfarmed land in siberia and kazakhstan into new farms

Question 10

when was the corn campaign introduced (K)

Answer 10

sept 1958

Question 11

what was the corn campaign (K)

Answer 11

encouraged farmers in ukraine to grow maize (for animal food to increase meat production)

Question 12

between 1953 and 1958 what did agricultural production increase by in the virgin lands scheme (K)

Answer 12

35.3 %

Question 13

what change to the income of farm workers did the VLS bring (K)

Answer 13

400% increase in income

Question 14

why was the VLS so expensive (K)

Answer 14

irrigation farming methods were used on infertile land

Question 15

what percentage of the population worked in agriculture from the VLS (K)

Answer 15

44-54%

Question 16

what does the percentage of soviet people working in agriculture say about the efficiency of production (K)

Answer 16

extremely inefficient, especially when compared to the US (5%)

Question 17

what political significance did the VLS have (K)

Answer 17

K politically associated himself with it - so it having failures made him weaker as leader

Question 18

when was the MTS abolsihed (K)

Answer 18

1958

Question 19

what was the MTS (K)

Answer 19

machine tractor station

Question 20

what significance did the MTS being abolished have (K)

Answer 20

meant less modern equipment was available

Question 21

what three issues were there with the corn campaign (K)

Answer 21

• inadequate storage = rotting food
• MTS abolished
• central control didn’t reflect local conditions

Question 22

what was k’s main industrial policy (K)

Answer 22

7 year plan

Question 23

generally, what change did k make to the focus of industry (K)

Answer 23

focus on consumer goods rather than military spending

Question 24

when was the 7 year plan (K)

Answer 24

jan 1959

Question 25

why was there a change in the focus of indust (K)

Answer 25

entering era of social contract - can't use terror to enforce obedience, need to persuade and win people over

Question 26

what was the 7 year plan aims (K)

Answer 26

raise living standards through chemical, synthetic fibre, consumer goods production

Question 27

which three types of production were affected in the 7 year plan (K)

Answer 27

- chemical - synthetic fibre - consumer goods

Question 28

what was the change to military spending, 1955 to 1958 (K)

Answer 28

down 3% 1955 - 12.1% 1958 - 9.1%

Question 29

from the 7 year plan, how much increase was there in consumer goods production (K)

Answer 29

60% increase

Question 30

from the 7 year plan, how much did fertiliser production increase (K)

Answer 30

increased by 19 million tonnes

Question 31

from the 7 year plan, how much did synthetic fibre production increase (K)

Answer 31

increased by 241,000 tonnes

Question 32

what was the major problem with the 7 year plan (K)

Answer 32

the targets were set too high, so although extremely big improvements were made, they may be judged negatively

Question 33

what was the major problem with k's management of economic policies (K)

Answer 33

continuously introduced economic reorganisation to fix mistakes which caused a lot of confusion

Question 34

what limited the success of the 7 year plan (K)

Answer 34

the space race 1957-61 meant military spending increased eg 1964=11%

Question 35

in 1964, what was the percentage of military spending (K)

Answer 35

11%

Question 36

how did the sovnarkoz reforms (1957) impact the economy (K)

Answer 36

prevented economic growth since decentralised power from gosplan - planning agency

Question 37

how did k fix the problems of the sovnarkoz reforms (K)

Answer 37

1958-64 increased centralisation - caused confusion as people didn't know their responsibilities

Question 38

what was the impact of the 1962 party being split into indust and agri (K)

Answer 38

targets for the 7 year plan were changed - became out of reach

Question 39

what change did the VLS make to the investment of the soviet budget into farming (K)

Answer 39

increase from 1954 - 3% 1959 - 12%

Question 40

what was the liberman plan (K)

Answer 40

allowed local manager more authority and the market could now determine prices, not the state

Question 41

what are the three types of quotas K used (K)

Answer 41

- weight to be met - cost to be met - number to be met

Question 42

what is the problem with the weight quota (K)

Answer 42

normal items made heavy, heavy items are impractical

Question 43

what is the problem with the cost quota (K)

Answer 43

really expensive products made in small quantities meant people can't afford them

Question 44

what is the problem with the number quota (K)

Answer 44

large numbers made with poor quality