Stalin economy Flashcards
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What were the aims of the first 5 year plan under stalin and were they met?
Increase production by 300%, develop heavy industry, boost electricty production by 600% - non of the major targets were reached. 1928 - 1932
What was the growth under the five year plan?
Electricty output trebeled, iron output doubled and steel production increased by a third and hyrdo electricty power schemes put into place
How did the second five year plan aid growth of economy?
Dneiposti dam producing hydro-electricty completed by 1932. Electricty and chemical production grew rapidly. By 1937 USSR were self sufficent in metal goods.
What was aim of the 3rd 5 year plan?
1938-1942 was to develop heavy industry and promote rapid rearmament.
What was a failure of the 3rd 5 year plan?
Resoruces were diverted to rearmament in 1940 - caused shortages elsewhere such as oil which caused a fuel crisis. Lot of specalist managers had been killed during Stalin’s purges. Stopped by German invasion.
What was collectivisation?
Organized huge governemnt run farms - Ordered peasants to join together to form, these collective farms. Main aim was to feed people in factories as push on industrilisation.
How did Kulaks respond?
Heavily resented - responded by killing livestock, burning crops and damaging machinary. Estimated between 20-35% of livestock was deliberatly killed.
How were kulaks treated?
Policy of dekulakisation - mass executions and arrests, many deported to siberia - estimated 1.8 million deported. Around 390,000 deaths.
How did Stalin alter collectivisation?
Peasants able to own a small private plot of land for themselves. Policy was short lived. Was only 4% of land however was 30% of Russias grain output.
