Khrushchev economic/housing/ agriculture

Question 1

Fifth Five-Year Plan (1951–1955)

Answer 1

Wastes money on hydorletrics

Consumer goods
Textiles: Output increased by 7% annually.
Footwear: The production of shoes increased by around 15% per year.

Question 2

Virgin land

Answer 2

165 million acres
Costs over 60 million
get 140 million tones 1962-102 in 1963
Aral sea to 10% of original size

Question 3

Food Riots

Answer 3

June 2nd 1962
novocherkassk
23 are killed

Question 4

6th 5 year plan

Answer 4

Consumer good

fridge 4in 1000 1955-400 in 1000 1964
washing machine 1 in 1000, to 1 in 77

Question 5

Land for grain

Answer 5

1950 - use 96 million acres
Poor areas, on average 200mm rain a year

Question 6

Housing post ww2

Answer 6

25 million homeless
5.5 m2 a person
5%n in bathroom/hallway

Question 7

Housing stack -Khrushchyovka apartment blocks

Answer 7

31st july 1957 = decree to reform housing

Doubles 1955-64
108 million to new appartemnts
50% in cities by 1960

30m2 per appartment

Question 8

Agro towns

Answer 8

60% of the Soviet Union’s population (approximately 100 million people) in rural areas

640,000 in virgin land towns by 1960.

13,000 Machine tractor stations across the country - live near

Poorly built - reaches -40°C (-40°F).

Question 9

Grain production across reign

Answer 9

79 million tons in 1953 to 93 million tons in 1964

Question 10

How many kryscokovas

Answer 10

957 and 1964, 6 million Khrushchyovkas were built
(1 million a year)

Question 11

Externally imported grain

Answer 11

In 1962, the USSR imported around 10 million tons of grain.

1963, around 12 million tons
From usa and argentina

Question 12

Virgin Land housing

Answer 12

1.8 million m2 of rural housing
Number of workers increase 322000= attracks poor

7 million rural house built
14000 specialists leave due to poor conditions

Question 13

Cost arms race

Answer 13

20% gnp on defense
9.7 billion rubles annually from 1956 to 1960.
By 1963 and 1964, appropriations rose to 13.9