NEP stats and essay plan

Question 1

From 1920 to 1923 what was the percentage increase in factory output

Answer 1

200%

Question 2

How many NEPmen/private traders were there in Moscow

Answer 2

25,000

Question 3

By 1923 by what percent had cereal production increased when compared to 1920

Answer 3

23%

Question 4

Who were the NEPmen

Answer 4

Profiteers who were permitted to sell goods on the open market

Question 5

How many tonnes of grain were produced in 1921 and how does it compare to production in 1923

Answer 5

1921-37.6 million tonnes of grain produced

1923-56.6 million tonnes of grain produced

Question 6

What were the average monthly wages of workers in 1921 and in 1923

Answer 6

1921-10.2 roubles (per month)

1923-15.9 roubles (per month)

Question 7

How much land was under cultivation in 1922 and how does this compare to the 1923 stat. Was land cultivation higher in 1923 or 1921

Answer 7

1922- 77.7 million hectores under cultivation
1923-91.7 million hectores under cultivation
1923 stat higher than that in 1921
1921-90.3 million hectores under cultivation

Question 8

What was the situation of food prices by 1923

Answer 8

So much food in cities by 1923 that prices began to drop.

Question 9

How did the work of the NEP men benefit the peasants. What political effect did this have

Answer 9

NEPmen provided food, such as grain, meat, eggs, vegetables, helping to end food shortages.
This led to less hostility toward the Bolshevik government, thus reducing opposition to the Bols. Therefore there were less revolts and it reduced the famine caused by war communism

Question 10

How did NEP benefit peasants, in terms of grain

Answer 10

Grain requisitioning stopped and replced with a ‘tax in kind’ meaning a fixed proportion of grain was paid to gov by peasants. Benefited peasnats as they could sell any surplus gain on the open market for a profit.

Question 11

When was factionalism banned by the Bols

Answer 11

1921

Question 12

Give an example of factionalism

Answer 12

Trotsky believed in worldwide revolution whereas many other Bols belived in a softer approach and a one country revolution.

Question 13

What are factions in a political party

Answer 13

Groups in a political party who share different views on something.

Question 14

By which year had production reached the level of 1913 (pre-war)

Answer 14

1926

Question 15

What was the effect on the ban of factionalism and how did it effect the Bols party

Answer 15

Created more party unity from 1921

Question 16

Example of greater unity/acceptance in the Bols party

Answer 16

Bukharin saw NEP as a betrayal of Communist principales, but he was forced to accept the realities of Russia in 1921 (NEP)

Question 17

What did the condemantion of the Kronstadt Rebellion lead to

Answer 17

Control of both opposition within the party and it helped the Bols to control the general population.

Question 18

How did the currency change in Russia due to NEP

Answer 18

New curreny was a new re-valued rouble and replaced the old currency.

Question 19

Who controlled large industry and large businesses and how did Lenin refer to these

Answer 19

Large industry and large businesses remained under state control under NEP.
Refered to by Lenin as ‘the Commanding Height of the Economy.’