Economic Policy - Topic 1 GDR - KQ3 Flashcards

1
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What are the advantages of a Socialist Economy? (1 Advantage)

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  • Gov can harness economy to state needs
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What are the Disadvantages of a Socialist Economy? (3 Disadvantages)

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  • Quantity over Quality
    -Reduction in innovation and creativity
    -No Profit motives for workers
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3
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When was the First Five Year Plan created and when did it end?

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1951-55

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What were the aims of the first Five Year Plan? (2 Aims)

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-Develop heavy industry, iron, steel, energy and chemical
-Increase living standards to pre- war levels.

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What were the Advantages of the First Five Year Plan? (1 Advantage)

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-Output was increased of coal, iron, electricity and cement. So this was an overall success.
Adolf Honecker was an example of this as he increased his coal production by 400% and he was praised for it.

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What were the Disadvantages of the First Five Year Plan? (2 Disadvantages)

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-Workers were under great pressure and had to work long hours
-Quantity rather than Quality

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When did the Second Five Year Plan start and end?

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1956-59

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What were the aims of the Second Five Year Plan?

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The aim was to focus on consumer goods and improving living standards

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What are the Advantages of the Second Five Year Plan? (1 Advantage)

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-Increase in consumer goods available

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What are the Disadvantages of the Second Five Year Plan? (2 Disadvantages)

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-Control tightened by SED
-Ulbricht’s call meant the plan was abandoned and a seven year plan was made instead

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When was the seven year plan created?

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1959

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What was the aim of the seven year plan?

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Aimed to increase the manufacturing of consumer goods by 200%

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13
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Advatage of Seven year plan? (1 Advantage)

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-Production Increased

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14
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Disadvantages of the Seven Year Plan? (2 Disadvantages)

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-Steel and Iron production fell way off target
-Living Standards impacted as workers had to increase productivity by 85%

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15
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What happened to farmers land?

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They were forced to forfeit their land and it was redistributed to peasants, small farmers and refugees

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16
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What happened when farmers land was taken off them?

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So 1/3 of GDR’s farmland was taken off farmers which resulted in them emigrating to the FRG during the early 1950’s

17
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What is Socialist Spring?

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Socialist Spring was made in 1960 and it was a second attempt at collectivisation by forcfully taking farmers land. There were negatiely results as it just made farners migrate and led to the rationing of food items in 1961

18
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When was the June Revolt?

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1953

19
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What is the June Revolt?

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Ulbricht announced the need for workers to increase their productivity by 10% whilst their pay would remain uchanged. This led to 300 builders working on EG stalinee to go on strike on the 17th June. They were joined by thousands of people marching with them.
By next day the protests were widespread throughtout the GDR.

20
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Who did Ulbricht get help from?

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Ulbricht appealed to the USSR for help and got 20,000 Soldiers and 600 tanks stationed in the GDR to suppress revolts. 20 people were killed and many injured.