A2 FP1 : Industrialisation, new industrial projects & involvement of foreign companies Flashcards
Dniepostroi Dam
When did construction on the Dniepostroi Dam start and when did it finish?
Began in 1927 and opened in October 1932 - First Five Year Plan
Dniepostroi Dam
What was the Dniepostroi Dam?
The largest hydro-electric power station on the Dnieper River, it generated 560 MW the largest Soviet power plant and one of the largest in the world.
The Turksib Railway
When was The Turksib Railway built?
It was built between 1926 and 1931; passenger service began 1929.
The Turksib Railway
What was the significance of The Turksib Railway?
It was built for political as well as economic reasons, it was heralded as the “forge of the Kazakh proletariat” and designed to create a working class in the steppers and semi-deserts of Central–Asia. It also facilitated the transport of cotton from Turkestan to Siberia and cheap siberian grain from Russia to the Fergana valley.
The Turksib Railway
How many workers built The Turksib Railway?
500,000
When did the Moscow Metro open?
1935
2nd Five Year Plan
How many prisoners died building the Moscow-Volga canal?
22,000
Why did the USSR have to use foreign countries?
To provide the necessary expertise for these vast projects and others like them - for the managerial and technical skills.
Which American advised on the car industry?
Henry Ford
What was awared to six American engineers in 1932?
The ‘Order of the Red Banner of Labour’.
Who were the engineering designs, routes and construction plans for the Moscow Metro handled by?
Specialists from the London Underground
Why were British engineers arrested in Moscow?
They had gained too much of an in-depth knowledge of the city’s geographical lay-out.
Which engineers were arrested and deported in 1933?
Engineers for the Metrovick, this ended the role of British Business in the USSR
