Industry and the Five Year Plans

Question 1

Give one reason why Stalin wanted to industrialise the Soviet Union?

Answer 1

.To build up the Soviet Union
To show that communism was better than Capitalism
To protect Russia from invasion

Question 2

What was the name given to the State Planning Authority?

Answer 2

.Gosplan

Question 3

Name the years of the first Five Year Plan

Answer 3

.1928-33

Question 4

What was the name of the coalminer who set record production outputs?

Answer 4

.Stakhanov

Question 5

The City of Magnitogorsk was based on which industry?

Answer 5

.Iron and steel

Question 6

In the years 1929-39 the population of the cities of the Soviet Union rose by what amount?

Answer 6

.29 million to 40 million