employment

Question 1

when was a minimum wage introduced

Answer 1

1956

Question 2

when was a shorter working week introduced

Answer 2

1957

Question 3

how much did party membership increase by from 1953-80

Answer 3

6.9 million to 17 million

Question 4

why was full employment no guarantee of contentment in the soviet union

Answer 4

since many had undemanding, repetitive or essentially pointless jobs

Question 5

how much did annual labour turnover usually reach

Answer 5

30 per cent

Question 6

what did Khrushchev increase investment in

Answer 6

healthcare

Question 7

how much did the Soviet healthcare budget increase by from 1950-1959

Answer 7

the soviet healthcare budget more than doubled in Khrushchev’s first years
from 21.4 billion roubles in 1950 to 44.0 billion roubles in 1959

Question 8

how did the extension of health care provisions from the 1950s stabilise soviet soc

Answer 8

medical services were now readily available to the Soviet population, e.g. the spread of polyclinics

Question 9

what was Brezhnev’s social contract

Answer 9

a tacit bargain between the government and the Soviet people. Brezhnev’s government promised a rising standard of living and greater social benefits in return for obedience

Question 10

under Brezhnev how much did spending on health and pensions grow by

Answer 10

by four and five per cent a year under Brezhnev

Question 11

give a negative of Brezhnev’s social contract

Answer 11

led to stagnation

Question 12

what did full employment lead to

Answer 12

hidden unemployment of around 20 per cent (20 per cent of employees were being paid but were not doing a useful job)