Stalin - Industry 1941-1945 Flashcards
What is ‘Scorched Earth’ policy?
Destroying the crops/land - anything useful to the enemy
How many factories moved?
1500 to the East in 1941
What was the issue with the German-occupied Soviet territory?
It contained 60% coal and iron and 50% of its steel and raiways
Where was the industrial output of Russia by 1943?
Exceeding Germany
What machinery did Russia produce?
- T-34 tank
- YAK -1 fighter aircraft
- Katysuka rocket launcher
What is ‘Lend-Lease’?
A scheme from 1941-45 from USA, supplying 11 billion dollars of equipment to the USSR
How much did the USA supply the USSR with?
94%
What was being supplied?
Tanks, machine guns, vehicles and food
UK and USA supplied war essentials - lorries, tyers and telephone
How many new industrial complexes were built?
3500
Where were the new industrial complexes?
The Urals
What year was there a drought?
1946
How much farming was left operational?
1/3
What levels were the 1945 harvest at?
less than 60% of pre-war