lenin economy

Question 1

why was the economy in bad shape in 1917

Answer 1

-impact of WWI
-inflation
-food shortages
-supply problems

Question 2

when was the Land Decree

Answer 2

Oct 1917

Question 3

what was the Land Decree 1917

Answer 3

abolished private ownership

Question 4

when was the Decree on Workers Control

Answer 4

Nov 1917

Question 5

what was the Decree on Workers Control

Answer 5

gave powers to the workers
-workers voted themselves pay rises which damaged economy

Question 6

when was Nationalisation of the Banks

Answer 6

dec 1917

Question 7

when was Vesenkha

Answer 7

dec 1917

Question 8

what was Vesenkha

Answer 8

gov control + supervision of the economy

Question 9

why was War Communism introduced

Answer 9

to help the bolsheviks win the civil war

Question 10

what were some of the policies of war communism

Answer 10

-grain requisitioning (carried out by 150,000 volunteers and Cheka members)
-bartering
-rationing
-re-introduction of hierarchy
-Nationalisation of businesses
-central planning
-ban on private trading
-military discipline

Question 11

how much grain was produced in 1913, what did it decrease to in 1920

Answer 11

1913 = 80.1 million
1920 = 46.5 million

Question 12

what did the industrial workforce decline from in 1917 to in 1921

Answer 12

1917 = 3 million workers
1921 = 1.2 million workers

Question 13

what % of wages were being paid with goods rather than money under War Communism

Answer 13

90%

Question 14

what was coal production in 1913

Answer 14

27.5 million tons

Question 15

what was coal production in 1920 (decrease from 1913)

Answer 15

7 million tons

Question 16

what were the 2 significant revolts against war communism

Answer 16

Tambov Uprising
Krondstadt Mutiny

Question 17

what did policies under War Communism did NEP abolish

Answer 17

-grain requisitioning
-small business reopened
-ban on private trade removed

Question 18

how was NEP successful in 1922

Answer 18

-food in markets + trade
-agricultural production increased
-peasants liked NEP
-factory output rose by 200%
-industrial production rose

Question 19

what was the grain harvest in 1913

Answer 19

80.1 million tons

Question 20

what was the grain harvest in 1921

Answer 20

37.6 million tons

Question 21

what was the grain harvest in 1926

Answer 21

76.8 million tons

Question 22

from 1920 to 1923 by what % did factory output rise by

Answer 22

200%

Question 23

what was industrial production in 1913

Answer 23

29 million tonnes

Question 24

what was industrial production in 1921

Answer 24

8.9 million tonnes

Question 25

what was industrial production in 1926

Answer 25

27.6 million

Question 26

what were the negatives of NEP

Answer 26

-bribery was common
-Scissors Crisis 1923 = food prices dropped while industrial good prices rose

Question 27

when was the Scissors Crisis, what was it

Answer 27

1923
-food prices dropped, industrial goods rose and the gov had to step in to reduce the price of industrial goods

Question 28

when was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 28

March 1918

Question 29

when did Lenin rule against factions in the party with the policy ‘On Party Unity’

Answer 29

at the Tenth Party Congress 1921

Question 30

why was NEP introduced

Answer 30

-economic consequences of War Communism
-needed to get the people back on side after bc they hated W.C.

Question 31

give an example of a Rising in resentment of W.C.

Answer 31

Tambov Rising 1921 -people reacted violently to requisitioning teams and was only put down by 50,000 Red Army troops

Question 32

give an example of a Mutiny in resentment of C.W.

Answer 32

Kronstadt Mutiny 1921 - revolt by sailors who had previously supported the communists that was also put down by Red Army troops but was key factor that led to L changing his economic policies

Question 33

by 1921 heavy industry was what % of 1913 heavy industry

Answer 33

20%

Question 34

1921 food production was at what % of 1913 levels

Answer 34

48%

Question 35

how many died from famine and disease in the 1920s

Answer 35

20 million

Question 36

by 1924 what % of the 1913 levels was industrial production at

Answer 36

45%