Social Economic Reforms Unsuccesful

Question 1

How long did it take for the 6th five year plan to be abolished

Answer 1

Two years

Question 2

When were there food shortages (Novocherkassk)

Answer 2

1962-1963

Question 3

How many were killed in the Novocherkassk food riots

Answer 3

23

Question 4

How was the Virgin land campaign poorly executed

Answer 4

Poor quality fertiliser was used and there was a lack of crop rotation

Question 5

What was a consequence of the Failure of the Virgin land campaign

Answer 5

The Aral Sea dried up

Question 6

What were living standards still below after Khrushchevs focus

Answer 6

They were still below that of the USA

Question 7

What did the 5th five year plan focus on and what was a result of this

Answer 7

The 5th five year plan focused on the hydro electric damns and this failed costing the USSR a lot of money

Question 8

What was wrong with the Virgin Land campaign 3 things

Answer 8

Too little money was put into fertiliser
In 1962 bad weather had washed away most of the topsoil
There was no way of transporting the crops from Kazakhstan as railways were inefficient