Stalin - Industry 1928-1941 Flashcards
What was Stalin’s industrial nickname?
‘The Great Turn’
When was the end of the NEP announced?
Dec 1927 - at the 15th Party Congress
What was the result if one failed to fulfil a target?
It was a criminal offence
When was the 1st 5YP?
1928-1932
What were the aims of the 1st 5YP?
- increase production by 300%
- develop heavy industry
- boost electricity by 600%
- emphasis on chemical production
Were the targets of the 1st 5YP met?
None were met
What was Magnitogorsk?
An industrial complex
When was the 2nd 5YP?
1933-1937
What were the aims of the 2nd 5YP?
To continue the first and develop communications between cities and industrial areas
When were the ‘three good years’?
1934-1936
When was the Dnieper Dam completed?
1932
When was the Volga Canal opened?
1937
When was the Moscow Metro opened?
1935
What was the result of the 2nd 5YP?
- steel output trebeled
-coal production doubled
When was the Soviet Union ‘virtually self-sufficient’?
1937
When was the 3rd 5YP?
1938-1942
What were the aims of the 3rd 5YP?
- continue developing heavy industry
- focus on rearmament (war approaching)
- complete the transition into communism
What was the result of the 3rd 5YP?
- expenditure on rearmament doubled
- consumer goods were disregarded
By what year were the peasants still not producing enough?
1927?
What attitude was it said that peasants had?
‘petty-bourgios’
When was ‘forced’ collectivisation announced?
1929
When did stage one of collectivisation occur?
1929-1930
How many peasants households were destroyed during the de-kulakisation?
15%, although Kulaks were only 4% of peasants
How many farms were expected to be collectivised by the end of 1929?
25%
