Khrushchev’s Other Agricultural Campaigns Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What new campaigns were launched
A
-new campaigns launched for new crops - maize to produce cornflakes
2
Q
What would this jew campaign do
A
-would answer food shortage issues as produced high tonnage per hectare
-human consumption + animal fodder
3
Q
How did the USA impact this
A
-visited USA 1959 encouraged him to increase production of cornflakes made of Maize
4
Q
What occurred regarding cow ownership
A
-staged campaign against private cows
-‘voluntarily’ transferred to collectives thus banning priv cow ownership
5
Q
What were ‘agrocities’
A
-created ‘agrocities’ which were huge collective farm towns
-attempt to replicate urban conditions of work + living on the land - destroying old cons rural tons making for greater efficiency
