Stalin's Economic Policies and the Road to Totalitarian Rule (1928-1930( Flashcards
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What had happened by the late 1920’s?
Stalin’s policies had begun reshaping the Soviet Union into a centralized, authoritarian state, laying the foundations of Soviet totalitarianism
What was the name of the plan Stalin launched and when was it?
First Five Year Plan in 1928
What did the First Five Year Plan aim to do?
Aimed to industrialize the country and transform Russia from a rural economy to a modern one which could better compete with Britain, France and US
What agricultural law did Stalin enforce and when?
Collectivization of agriculture in 1928
What did collectivization of agriculture do?
Forced peasants from private owned farms to large state owned ones
What were wealthier peasants called?
Kulaks
What happened to Kulaks?
They were deported, starved or killed
How many peasants were collectivized and at what date?
By February of 1930, 52.7% of peasants were deported, starved or killed
After many peasants were collectivized, it was clear Stalin had done what?
Transformed Russia into the self-sufficient economy he had envisioned
What did Stalin further promote within art and culture?
Socialist Realism
Who did the Soviet Union influence?
Other left-wing countries such as China, Vietnam and India, who looked to the USSR as a model for organizing their own revolutions
The once economically flourishing US (during Roaring Twenties) was facing what and meant what for Russia?
The 1929 Great Depression meaning Russia appeared one of the most stable and powerful economies at this time.
What did the growing political divide, between what, cause?
Divide of capitalism vs communism, however, would eventually set the stage for the Cold War, following World War I
