USSR 2 - just 5YP so far Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
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Reasons for 5YP
Economic
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- 1928 - farming almost to pre-1914 levels
- Factory production - 10k million rubles in 1913, 11k million rubles 1926
- 1913 4 million tonnes of steel, 1926 3 million tonnes
2
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Reasons for 5YP
Invasion
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- Churchill - “Strangle bolshevism in its cradle”
- 1927 British states Bolsheviks were spreading “Revolutionary propaganda”
- Pytor Voykov was assassinated in Poland
3
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Reasons for 5YP
Ideology
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- Divide opposition
- Increase Stailn’s authority
- Called it a “second revolution” and placed himself level to Lenin
4
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5YP Dates
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- 1928-32
- 1933-37
- 1938-41
* Halted by Nazi invasion in WWII
5
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1st 5YP goals
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- 1928 Gosplan set up
- Targets to be met by 1931
- Very ambitious
6
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1st 5YP positives
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- Number of industrial workers doubled
- Ford Motor Company helped make 140k cards in 1932
- Single managers ran enterprises and factories
- Roads, railways + canals
- Cities were built around industrial complexes
7
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1st 5YP negatives
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- Unrealistic targets were not met
- Not enough raw materials
- Lack of skilled workers
- Decline in living/ working conditions
8
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2nd 5YP goals
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- Increase efficiency + quality
- Focus on heavy industry and communications
9
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2nd 5YP positives
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- Moscow Metro and Canal were built
- Railways linked cities and industrial centres
- Chemicals and metallurgy increases
10
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2nd 5YP negatives
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- Little focus on consumer industries
- Decrease in living standards
11
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3rd 5YP goals
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- Focus on armaments
- Ended in 1941 due to WWII
12
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3rd 5YP positives
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- 1/3 Government investments were spent on defence
- 9 Aircraft factories were created
- Powerful defence industry
13
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3rd 5YP negatives
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- Purges meant that experienced factory members were arrested
- Cut short
14
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All 5YP effects on production
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- Coal doubled 1932-37
- Pig iron doubled 1932-37
- Steel tripled 1932-37
- Production of electricity almost tripled 1932-37
- Targets not met
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