Five Year Plans Flashcards
What was the electricity output in the USSR in 1928?
5.05 billion kWh.
What was the target for electricity production in 1932?
17 billion kWh.
What was the actual electricity production in the USSR in 1932?
13.4 billion kWh.
What was the electricity output in 1937?
36.7 billion kWh.
What was the coal output in the USSR in 1928?
35.4 million tonnes.
What was the 1932 target for coal production?
68 million tonnes.
How much coal was actually produced in 1932?
64.3 million tonnes.
What was the coal production target for 1937?
152 million tonnes.
How much coal was produced in 1937?
128 million tonnes.
What was the USSR’s oil production in 1928?
11.7 million tonnes.
What was the 1932 oil production target?
19 million tonnes.
What was the actual oil production in 1932?
21.4 million tonnes.
What was the oil production in 1937?
28.5 million tonnes.
How much pig-iron was produced in 1928?
3.3 million tonnes.
What was the 1932 target for pig-iron production?
8 million tonnes.
How much pig-iron was produced in 1932?
6.2 million tonnes.
What was the target for pig-iron production in 1937?
16 million tonnes.
How much pig-iron was produced in 1937?
14.5 million tonnes.
How much steel did the USSR produce in 1928?
4 million tonnes.
What was the target for steel production in 1932?
8.3 million tonnes.
How many enterprises were opened in 1928?
1,400 enterprises.
How many enterprises were opened by 1937?
4,500 enterprises.
What was the main goal of the Five Year Plans launched in 1928?
To rapidly industrialize Soviet Russia and transform the economy through central planning.
What replaced the capitalist market under the Five Year Plans?
Central planning.
What were the key focuses of the First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932)?
Heavy industry including coal, iron, steel, and electricity; 80% of investment went into these areas.
How many industrial enterprises were created during the First Five-Year Plan?
1,500 enterprises.
What were some achievements of the First Five-Year Plan?
Electricity production tripled, coal and iron output doubled, and steel production increased by one-third.
Name a significant failure of the First Five-Year Plan.
Poor consumer industry development and unfulfilled chemical production targets.
What characterized the Second Five-Year Plan (1933-1937)?
Focus on heavy industry, communications, and transportation; 4,500 enterprises opened.
Which dam was a showpiece project of the Second Five-Year Plan?
The Dnieprostroi Dam.
What were some successes of the Second Five-Year Plan?
Growth in heavy industry, self-sufficiency in machine-making, and developments in metallurgy and chemical industries.
What were some shortcomings of the Second Five-Year Plan?
Poor consumer goods production and underwhelming oil production.
Why was the Third Five-Year Plan (1938-1941) cut short?
World War II.
What was emphasized during the Third Five-Year Plan?
Heavy industry, defense, and armaments.
What significant city and industrial project was built during the First Five-Year Plan?
Magnitogorsk, a socialist steel city.
What was the population of Magnitogorsk by 1932?
250,000 people.
Describe the living conditions for workers in Magnitogorsk during its construction.
Workers lived in tents, mud huts, and crowded dormitories with shared bedspace.
What was the first underground railway built in the USSR under the Five-Year Plans?
The Moscow Metro.
How many kilometers of railway did the Moscow Metro’s first line span?
11 kilometers with 13 stations.
What was the capacity of the Dnieprostroi Dam built during the Five-Year Plans?
560 MW.
What was the Turksib Railway’s significance?
It connected Central Asia to Siberia and facilitated cotton and grain transport.
