core knowledge 1929-1941 Flashcards
what economic policy did stalin reject?
the NEP
what was stalin’s economic policy called?
the ‘Great Turn’
what was stalin’s main aim with his economic policy?
to improve industry
when did stalin gain power?
1929
what was stalin’s phrase when it came to why he wanted to compete with the west?
‘either we do it or we shall be crushed’
how many five year plans did stalin introduce?
3
what did the five year plans lead to?
a huge increase in heavy industry but a lack of consumer goods
what were the dates of the five year plans?
•first 5 year plan (1928-1932)
•second 5 year plan (1933-1937)
•third 5 year plan (1938-1942)
which 2 projects showed large soviet success?
•Magnitogorsk
•Dnieper Dam
what soviet project had a huge human cost?
White Sea Canal
what did collectivisation merge smaller farms into?
kolkhoz
by march 1930 how many peasants had been collectivised?
over half
how many peasants had been collectivised by 1939?
90%
when was the famine in ukraine and how many deaths did it cause?
•1932-33
•led to over 3 million
what did dekulakisation aim to do?
to remove kulaks who were seen as ‘enemies of the people’
by 1934 what percentage of kulaks had been arrested or deported?
75%
what system of Lenin’s did Stalin maintain and extend?
his one party rule and centralised control
what position did stalin hold and what did it entail?
•General Secretary
•stalin controlled major appointments in the party and he developed a bureaucracy of loyal servants
what was the cult of personality?
a series of propaganda that emphasised Stalin as a god- like figure
between what dates were there no congress gatherings?
between 1934 and 1939
what was a key feature of stalin’s rule to maintain control?
terror
by what date had the mechanisms of terror been established?
early 1930s
what is an example of a show trial?
the 1928 Shakhty Trial
what are Gulags?
corrective labour camps
