Week 8 Flashcards
(9 cards)
When did Stalin become the uncontested leader of the Soviet Union?
By 1929.
What were the main goals of collectivisation?
Increase grain output, feed urban workers, and eliminate kulaks.
What was the “Great Turn”?
Stalin’s shift from NEP to rapid industrialisation and collectivisation beginning in 1928.
What is collectivisation?
The forced consolidation of individual peasant farms into state-run collective farms.
What was the Holodomor?
A man-made famine in Ukraine (1932–1933) resulting from collectivisation policies.
What were the Five-Year Plans?
Centralised plans to industrialise the USSR and increase economic output.
What was the role of Gosplan?
It was the central planning agency that set production targets and economic goals.
What were the social effects of urbanisation during the Five-Year Plans?
Rapid city growth, poor housing, increased pressure on urban infrastructure.
What is Stalinism?
A form of communism marked by totalitarian rule, terror, propaganda, and forced economic transformation.
