Stalin's industrialisation aims Flashcards
What were Stalin’s industrialisation aims?
To increase military strength
To achieve self-sufficiency.
To move towards a socialist society
To improve the standards of living
Why did Stalin want to increase military strength?
To fight a modern war, a country needed a strong industrial base.
Stalin was increasingly convinced the USSR would be attacked.
Why did Stalin want to achieve self-sufficiency?
He wanted to made the USSR much less dependent on western manufactured goods.
To increase grain supplies.
He wanted to end the backwards agricultural system.
He did not want a state that was dependent on the productivity of the peasantry, so a bad harvest would no longer cause famine.
Why did Stalin want to move towards a socialist society?
The Marxist theory stated socialism could only be achieved when the majority of society were workers.
In 1928, only 20% of the USSRs population were workers.
Why did Stalin want to improve the standards of living?
Wanted to catch up to the West.
Industrialisation was designed to create wealth for society.
Working people should be able to appreciate their lives given by the state.
