Industrialisation Of The USSR Flashcards
What was Stalin’s Five Year Plan?
Stalin’s Five Year Plan introduced in 1929 demanded that industries doubled or trebled their production of goods
What was the result of Stalin’s Five Year Plan?
The USSR was one of the most industrialised and powerful countries in the world
How did Stalin modernise agriculture?
By nationalising all the farms in the USSR
What were collective farms?
Small farms merged to create large collective farms that used modern farming methods
Why were collective farms introduced?
To increase agricultural productivity and reduce the risk of famine
Who were kulaks and what did they oppose?
Kulaks were middle-sized farmers who did not want to move to the city and resisted collectivisation.
What happened to kulaks who resisted collectivisation?
5 million kulaks were killed or sent to prisoner camps called gulags.
What was the result of Stalin’s industrialisation?
USSR became the first communist country in the world, became an economic success and poverty was largely eradicated
