Post War Recovery Flashcards
What form did antisemitism take post war
Prominent Jews were made to confess to crimes
Jews were either arrested or dismissed from their jobs
What was the doctors plot
1953: leading Kremlin doctors (many Jewish) were accused of poisoning Zhdanov and plotting the deaths of stalin and some of his colleagues
What happened to military leaders post war
They were purged after receiving considerable freedom during the war
Marshal Zhukov was demoted and removed from the central committee.
What was the campaign against cosmopolitanism post-war
Associated with increased antisemitism with the Doctors plot being an example - a campaign to eliminate anybody connected to the outside world
What was Russian nationalism
This was the praising of all things Russian
What was Stalins cult of personality
This was the idealisation of Stalin as a god-like figure and was at its height during Stalins 70th Birthday celebration
What was the post war economy like
Lack of men, lack of skilled workers, lack of factories, lack of hosts
Fourth five year plan
Reconstruction of soviet railways and hydroelectric plant
Investment in areas previously under German occupation
Drop in armament production
What and when was the fourth five year plan
1946 - 50
State set targets
90% investment into heavy industries
Industrial production in 1950 up 75% on that from 1940
When did Stalin die
1953
What percentage of the population where communist party members in 1940
10%
5.5 million
How did Stalin control the party post-war
Politburo and central committee did not meet between 1947 and 52
Censorship grew tighter
Parallel party and government structure
Party members given special privileges
Stalin became more isolated and less in control, allowing subordinated to make more decisions
Increased rivalry amounts high ranking officials
How was agriculture dealt with post war
Farming treated as a source of revenue gained from exporting goods
Agricultural land in the West had been laid to waste
Famine and drought in Moldova in 1946
Farms forced to amalgamate
Plants millions of trees to reverse soil erosion
How much harvested grain did the state take post war
60%
What fraction was the harvest in 1946 of that in 1940
1/3
What events led to the Cold War (1945 - 1950)
Potsdam conference 1945 Truman Doctrine 1947 Marshal plan 1947 NATO and Warsaw Pact 1948 1st Soviet atomic bomb 1949 China became communist 1950
