Stalin - Industry 1941-1945 Flashcards

1
Q

What is ‘Scorched Earth’ policy?

A

Destroying the crops/land - anything useful to the enemy

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2
Q

How many factories moved?

A

1500 to the East in 1941

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3
Q

What was the issue with the German-occupied Soviet territory?

A

It contained 60% coal and iron and 50% of its steel and raiways

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4
Q

Where was the industrial output of Russia by 1943?

A

Exceeding Germany

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5
Q

What machinery did Russia produce?

A
  • T-34 tank
  • YAK -1 fighter aircraft
  • Katysuka rocket launcher
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6
Q

What is ‘Lend-Lease’?

A

A scheme from 1941-45 from USA, supplying 11 billion dollars of equipment to the USSR

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7
Q

How much did the USA supply the USSR with?

A

94%

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8
Q

What was being supplied?

A

Tanks, machine guns, vehicles and food
UK and USA supplied war essentials - lorries, tyers and telephone

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9
Q

How many new industrial complexes were built?

A

3500

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10
Q

Where were the new industrial complexes?

A

The Urals

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11
Q

What year was there a drought?

A

1946

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12
Q

How much farming was left operational?

A

1/3

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13
Q

What levels were the 1945 harvest at?

A

less than 60% of pre-war

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