Second five year plan Flashcards
When was the second FYP?
1933 - 7
What were the aims of the second FYP?
- Continue developing heavy industry
- Promote growth of light industries
- Develop communications to provide links between cities and other industrial areas
- Faster engineering and tool making
Why was Stalin more concerned about peoples standard of living?
The famine in 1934 - 6
How did the second FYP want to help the heavy industries?
It wanted to consolidate its growth instead of doing it at a breakneck pace
What happened to electricity production and the chemical industry?
Electricity production and chemical industry grew rapidly in the period
What happened to steel output in the second FYP?
Tripled
What happened to coal output in the second FYP?
Doubled
When was the USSR almost self sufficient?
1937
What was mined for the first time in the second FYP?
Tin, copper and zinc
What was the USSR self sufficient in the second FYP?
Material goods and machine tools
What happened to rearmament in the second FYP?
From 1933 - 7 the GDP for rearmament went from 4 - 17%
What happened with transport in the second FYP?
The first Moscow Metro opened in 1935
The Moscow - Volga canal was completed between 1932 - 37
What was the significance of the new transport systems in the second FYP?
It allowed for the transport of large quantities of material throughout Russia
What happened to living standards with food ?
Bread ration ended in 1934, which then mead to meat and butter being taken off the ration
What happened to living standards with wages?
Wages increased for workers
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What happened in 1934 for peasants?
They were allowed to have small private plots that helped the USSR come out of its famines of the last few years
What happened to the coordination of different industries?
It failed to happen, and they weren’t very well coordinated.
What did factory managers do to get the target quotas?
They would hoard short supply items, which made their demand rise even more
They would also change or lie on reports to make it look like they had reached the quota
What did factory managers do with broken pieces?
They left them because there weren’t many scraps or spare parts that can be used for the machines
What happened to consumer goods?
Between 1934 - 6 the number of consumer goods still shrank and decreased in its quality
What happened to private shoemaking?
It was banned because of the lack of leather
How many people waited outside of a shoe store in 1936?
6,000
What happened to social inequalities between the workers?
The workers that were the most productive got special treatment through better food and accommodation
What happened to social inequalities between the workers and party members?
They could have better food, accommodation and luxuries like chauffeurs and booked seats in a cinema or theatre
How much did the tractors increase by in the second FYP?
50.6 - 60.5 thousand from 1932 - 37 but it was still less than half of the target production
