Impact of War Communism Flashcards
What did Factory Committees lose
The ability to control work places
Who managed factories
Party officials
Why did production collpase
Transport and production became disrupted by Civil War
What happened to the population of Petrograd
The population of Petrograd halved due to mass migration
What happened to farm production
It collapsed by 40%
What was the response to grain requisitioning
Fierce resistance
Why did social division occur during War Communism
Kulaks were blamed for hoarding grain
What was the response to collective farming
There was massive refusal to join collective farms
Where was there a crisis in regarding supplies
Food supplies
What was the Bolshevik response to the resistance
Grain requisitioning squads were sent into villages (1919/1920) - they confiscated grain and seed
What was the state of inflation
Between 1917-1921 workers were paid in goods only. Inflation removed the incentives to work
Where was there unrest
Tambov region and the Kronstadt sailors
What were the environmental problems that occurred during the period of War Communism
- Drought - 1920
- Winter - 1920/1921
- Famine - 1920
What occurred in Ukraine
Grain production fell by 20%, reports of cannibalism
Overall rundown of the impact of War Communism
- Factor committees lost ability to control work places
- Production collapsed
- Mass Migration
- Farm production collapsed by 40%
- Fierce resistance of Grain Requisitioning
- Inflation
- Tambov and Kronstadt revolts
