Fact Test: 5 Year Plans and Collectivisation Flashcards
When was the first 5 Year Plan?
1928-1932
When was the second 5 Year Plan?
1933-1937
When was the Third 5 Year Plan?
1938-1941
Why were the 5 Year Plans introduced?
Protect Russia from invasion/get rid of Nepmen/ make consumer goods to keep workers happy/ turn peasants into workers to increase strength of communism
What was the name of the agency responsible for planning the Soviet economy and producing the first Five-Year plan?
Gosplan
What happened to the number of industrial workers during the First 5 Year Plan?
Doubled
The Ford motor company helped the Soviet car industry to build how many cars in 1932?
140,000
The Second 5 Year Plan saw which new industries grow?
Chemicals and metallurgy
The Third 5 Year Plan saw more attention paid to what?
Producing weapons because of the growing threat of war
What was the Shakhty trial?
1928 when the coal mines in the Donbass region fell behind target, 53 engineers were accused of conspiracy to wreck the soviet coal-mining industry.
What was the Stakhanovite movement?
Named after Alexis Stakhanov – workers who could exceed targets.
How did unemployment compare to the USA?
15 million unemployed in USA – no unemployment in USSR
Why did Stalin introduce Collectivisation?
Increase productivity to feed workers and strengthen his position/ reduce need for as many peasants/eliminate Kulaks
How many peasants were ordered onto collective farms 1929-30?
24 million
What were Motor Tractor Stations?
Rent machinery to collective farms
