stalin SOCIAL

Question 1

what was a result of the 5 year plans?

Answer 1

full employment for male urban workers and an increasing number of jobs for women - compulsory work reintroduced

Question 2

what social benefits emerged under Stalin?

Answer 2

• food rations
• access to better transportation due to the metro
• vaccines for common diseases made available from 1947

Question 3

what were the problems with Stalins social system?

Answer 3

• peasants benefited much less than workers
• food was a major problem
• sanitation in factories and farms

Question 4

why was housing a problem under Stalin?

Answer 4

• soviet authorities redistributed existing housing in 1920’s
• expensive experiments in architecture
• urban houses were divided (families living in 4-5.5 square metre rooms)

Question 5

what happened to illiteracy under Stalin?

Answer 5

• set a target of eliminating illiteracy by the end of the 1st 5 year plan
• the peasants associated the teachers with the government due to collectivisation they attacked the teachers
• the campaign failed but by 1939 over 94% of soviet citizens were literate

Question 6

what was Komsomol and pioneers expected to do under Stalin?

Answer 6

the members were expected to spy on their parents and to report any criminal behaviour

Question 7

what did Stalin 1930’s school curriculum focus on?

Answer 7

• core subjects (reading, writing, maths and science)
• the history of ‘great men’ and national hero’s
• strictly regimented discipline

Question 8

how much did primary education expand under Stalin?

Answer 8

• almost 100% of 8-12 year olds gained 4 years of primary education
• almost 65% of 12-17 year olds gained some of secondary education
• almost 20% of 15-17 year olds completed secondary education

Question 9

what inequalities were there in education under Stalin?

Answer 9

• access to secondary school was limited
• fees were maintained in higher education
• the system favoured the sons and daughters of party individuals