Stalin's Economy

Question 1

How many years behind did Stalin reckon Russia was

Answer 1

50-100, and only 10 years or be crushed

Question 2

Grain procurement crisis

Answer 2

1927-1929

Question 3

How many horses and sheep destroyed as a result of peasant revolt due to dekulakisation

Answer 3

18 million horses and 100 million sheep between 1829 and 1933

Question 4

When was dizzy with success published

Answer 4

1930 in Pravda

Question 5

When was collectivisation reintroduced?

Answer 5

1934

Question 6

How many farms collectivised by 1930?

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

All farms collectivised by

Answer 7

1941

Question 8

Grain procured and exported increased

Answer 8

1928, 11m tonnes to 1933, 23 m tonnes

Question 9

50% of citizens working class

Answer 9

1939

Question 10

How many exiled due to collectivisation?

Answer 10

9,500,000 - 10,000,000

Question 11

How many died in famine due to collectivisation?

Answer 11

10 million

Question 12

Harvest of 1933 compared to 1926

Answer 12

9 m tonnes less

Question 13

How many MTS’s set up over Russia

Answer 13

2,500

Question 14

Value of wages fell by half between…

Answer 14

1928 and 1932

Question 15

Stalin’s unusual speech declaring the beginning of ‘Stalin’s Russia’ on his 50th birthday

Answer 15

1929

Question 16

1st 5YP

Answer 16

1928-1932

Question 17

2nd 5YP?

Answer 17

1933 - 1937

Question 18

3rd 5YP?

Answer 18

1938 - 1941

Question 19

During the third year plan how much of budget was on war

Answer 19

By 1940 1/3 of expenditure was on military spending

Question 20

How much did the economy increase due to the 5 year plans?

Answer 20

14% per year

Question 21

One of Russia’s biggest industrial centres?

Answer 21

Magnitogorsk

Question 22

Show piece of 5YP

Answer 22

Moscow underground

Question 23

Record harvest

Answer 23

1926, 3 years to follow poor harvest