Results Of Ind Change

Question 1

How was Ind change statistically successful

Answer 1

-local output 1955 391m but 1965 578m
-tractors in 1955 314k but 1965 804k
-growth consumer goods production + light Ind with retail figures like food doubled to 104m roubles 1965 going from nothing to a lot

Question 2

What was a downside to the drive for Ind change

Answer 2

-Khrushchev ambition greater than achievements
-with decentralisation only adding an extra layer of bureaucracy + system rapidly abandoned 1965

Question 3

What received a mix response of success and failure

Answer 3

-standard of living saw improvement
-but still some limitations

Question 4

What was the impact of the space race

Answer 4

-heavy spending on armament + space race distorted Rus econ + huge rusk taking
-did close gap with USA but nowhere near overtaking with instrumentation + navigation inferior to that of US

Question 5

When did Ind growth begin to slow

Answer 5

-from 1958 Ind growth slowing
-with decline esp felt in consumer Ind which inky grew 2% 1964 with Cold War at its peak + more spending in nuclear