Chapter 18- The Soviet Union by 1941 Flashcards
what did Stalin make the political state of Russia by 1941
a highly centralised one party state
what were the foundations for this one party state
Leninist government
how many party members were executed under Stalin
60,000
how much of the population lived in towns by 1939 and how had this changed since 1926
33%
up from 17%
what had the USSR overtaken Britain in by 1940
iron and steel production
how many aircraft factories were constructed in 1939
9
how did spending on rearmament change from 1938-1941
27.5 billion to 70.9 billion roubles
how did consumer goods fair under stalin
scarcer than under NEP
how good was grain production in 1941
poor- less than under NEP
what happened to crops in 1936
failed- lower yield than 1941
when was the invasion by Germany
22 June 1941
what was defence spending at by 1940 and how hard this changed since 1937
32.6%
up from 16.5%
why was the Russian army unprepared for invasion
had been sapped of strength by red army purges 1936-1938
why was the Russian army seen as behind
insufficient training and lack of new strategies
who was Mikhail Tukhachevsky and what happened to him
a supporter of massed tank operations- removed from army
