chapter 22 Flashcards
when did the 6th five year plan begin
1956
when did the seven year plan begin
1959
when did the 7th five year plan begin
1961
what did the seven year plan emphasise
improving living standards
what did the seven year plan achieve by 1965
40% wage rise
40-hour week
which areas were focused on
expansion in chemical industry
housing factories to produce better flats
increase production of consumer goods
exploit natural resources eg. fossil fuels
examples of industrial development
railway lines expanded and electrified
1957 first artificial satellite - Sputnik
nuclear powered ship 1959 called Lenin
what happened to industrial development in 1958
growth rate began to slow down.
fell from 10% per annum to 7.5% in 1964
gap between USSR and USA
why did Khrushchev believe he would be good in agriculture
peasant background
what trouble did khrushchev inherit from stalin
grain output and no. of livestock reared was less than in tsarist times
what was created to incentivise peasants to work harder
price paid for state procurements of grain raised
state procurement quotes introduced
taxes reduced
which industrial changes were made to farming
increase in no. of farms connected to electricity grid
1962 campaign for increasing fertiliser usage
increases in use of farm machinery
encouragement to merge collectives for larger farms
what was the virgin lands scheme
cultivate grazing lands in western siberia and northen kazakhastan to increase areas of production
when was the virgin lands scheme
1953
what was the result of virgin lands scheme
1956 36 million hectares of virgin land had been ploughed for wheat
some areas severely overworked
