Successes and Failures of Collectivization Flashcards
1
Q
- What % of Soviet farms were collectivized by 1941?
- How many tonnes of grain had the govt procured by 1933?
- Grain exports rose from __ tonnes in 1928 to __ tonnes in 1931.
- What % of Russians lived in cities by 1939?
- What was this compared to 1926? - Which 2 areas was Party Control forced on?
- What did this help the CP to do?
A
- 99%.
- 23 million.
- Under 1m in 1928 to 5m in 1931.
- 34%.
- 17%. - Nationalist groups & anti-communist peasant population.
- Secure their power.
2
Q
- How did the peasants respond to Grain Requisitioning and Collectivization? (3)
- How many horses were destroyed?
- How many cattle were destroyed? - How did Stalin punish Ukrainian farmers after their resistance to collectivization and failure to meet govt targets?
- What did this lead to? (3) - How many people were killed in the Kazakh Catastrophe?
A
- By destroying their crops, animals and machinery.
- 17 million.
- 26 million. - By seizing their grain and livestock.
- A govt-made famine between 1932 and 33 which led to 5 million deaths. - Aprox. 1 million.
3
Q
- Harvests declined from a pre-war high of ___ tonnes to ___ tonnes in 1945?
- What % did bread rations fall by during WW2?
- What % did potato rations fall by during WW2? - How many more kilos/hectare did private farms produce compared to collective farms?
A
- 96 million tonnes - 47 million tonnes in 1945.
- 40%.
- 80%. - 90 kilos/hectare more.