ECONOMIC DEV 2/3 5YEAR PLAN 3

Question 1

SECOND 5 YEAR PLAN 1933-7 aim

Answer 1

continued emphasis of heavy indstusty also shifted to communication and consumer goods.
-communications to be developed
-realsitic targetting/planning detailed
-benefited form plants built in first 5y plan ‘three good years

Question 2

success: 2ND 5 YEAR PLAN

Answer 2

heavy industry grew maghitogarsk steel plant, steel inc 4x, ussr more self suffice in tool and metal making. three good years

Question 3

failure: 2nd 5 year plan

Answer 3

greatly disrupted by great purge -cost human life
consumer goods didn’t reach atrget
all production poor

Question 4

3RD 5 YEAR PLAN 1937-43 aim

Answer 4

Emphasis on military production, rearming of ussr.
aided by new industrial areas in west.
1939 Soviet Union occupied poland
1940 occupation baltics
russia was to prepare for war- strongly prepared Soviet Union for war

Question 5

3RD 5 YEAR PLAN 1937-43 FAIL

Answer 5

consumer goods suffered as focus was pit of attachemnts> people can’t buy stuff (less/higher)
steel output poor>more put to military output
all productions didn’t continue to see ttagrtes

Question 6

3RD 5 YEAR PLAN 1937-43SUCESS

Answer 6

defence armaments grew largely with 1/3 of investsments . heavy industry grew rapidly. by 1940 russia overtook Britain in levels of steel and iron production. electrical x10, oil x3, coalx5
urban workers 12>36m
peanuts 77>50m