Stalin - Collectivisation Flashcards
1
Q
Why Collectivise?
A
Appeal to left wing Increased production Better efficiency Grain prices went up Grain imports reduce industrialisation
2
Q
How was Collectivisation achieved? (Four main reasons)
A
Emergency Measures
Mass Collectivisation
Dizzy with success
Mass Collectivisation
3
Q
What were Emergency Measures?
A
Government power increase
Rationing introduced
Grain and meat taken
4
Q
What did Mass Collectivisation involve?
A
Military check points set up
Peasants hiding grain killed
Only 30% of Russian farms collective by 1934
5
Q
How was collectivisation a success?
A
Dekulakisation
More grain produced
1941 - All farms collectivised
6
Q
How was collectivisation a failure?
A
Little incentive to work
Farms unable to cover production costs
Amount of livestock fell - number of horses halved, less grain to feed, less production
