Industry Flashcards
How many soviet experts brought to China
10,000
How much Kent by USSR for 1st 5YP
300 million
How many went to Moscow to be trained for 1st 5YP
28,000
Aims
Growth in heavy industry, infrastructure, technology
What was the annual growth rate after 1st 5YP
16%
How much did industrial output grow- 1st 5YP
15.5%
What happened to railway freight- 1st 5YP
More than doubled
What was discovered in Xinjiang
Oil and minerals
How much did working class grow in 1st 5YP
From 6 to 10 million
How did population in cities increase
From 57 to 100 million
Aims for steel production in 2nd 5YP
20 million tonnes per annum in next for years (Quadruple)
How many peasants taking part in reservoirs
100 million
By October 1958, how much steel produced in backyard steel furnaces
49%
How much of population abandoned activities to focus on backyard steel furnaces
1/4 of population
Three Gate Gorge Dam
Huge failure, had to be closed to foreigners as too much mud was being deposited