Success of the Five Year Plans Flashcards
1
Q
By which percentage did the USSR’s economy grow each year between 1928 and 1940?
A
5-6% ever year.
2
Q
What happened to the size of the industrial workforce between 1928 and 1932?
A
It doubled in size.
3
Q
The USSR’s Urban population in 1926 was 26 million people. What was it by 1939?
A
56 million.
4
Q
When and what were the ‘three good years’?
A
1934-1936. Wages and productivity increased while prices fell. Consumer goods such as gramophones began making appearances in the ordinary citizen’s home.
5
Q
Which sector grew particularly effectively in the build up to war?
A
Rearmament. Tanks, aircraft and guns were produced at an internationally superior rate in preparation for war.