reasons and extent of economic changes Flashcards
what were the three reasons for economic change?
- accelerating industrialisation to create wealthy russia
- catching up with west- Britain, France, Germany economic success based on developing coal and iron industries
- emulating industrial revolutions would increase and maintain Russias military status
extent of economic change-tsars
was it good?
what was output increase between 1909-13?
what did GNP grow to?
yes, slow growth tho
7%
3.5%
extent of economic change- communists
how much GNP per annum?
what was problem w this?
how many people worked in forced labour camps and why?
before 1940 between 5-6%
not distributed amongst ppl and came at human cost
3.4mil and to reach targets
extent of economic change- communists
how much GNP per annum?
what was problem w this?
how many people worked in forced labour camps and why?
before 1940 between 5-6%
not distributed amongst ppl and came at human cost
3.4mil and to reach targets
key development under tsars industry-
what were reutern reforms ?
what was made in railways?
what did wittes reforms do?
encouraged foreign investment and foreign technical expertise
trans-siberian line
increased economic and industrial activity
key developments in communist industry-
what was state capitalism?
what as war communism?
what was NEP?
what was centralised planning?
- control of economy thru supreme economic council
- nationalisation, partial militarisation, grain requisitioning
- denationalisation of small scale business and return to private ownership
- 5yr plans under Stalin + khrushchev, aim of economic self-sufficiency
development in agriculture under tsars-
what was introduced in 1861?
what was introduced to help peasants in 1883?
what did stolypins reforms consist of?
what emerged?
emancipation
peasants land banks
land reforms
kulaks and commerial farming
development in communist agriculture?
what was developed 1929?
what was the MTS?
What was virgin land scheme?
how much land given to VLS?
dekulakisation and collectivisation
responsible for loaning tractors to peasants, distributing seeds, collecting grain, deciding what peasants could keep of their own consumption
encouraging agriculture in Kazakstan and west Siberia, 1964- 165mil acres given o wheat production
