the aftermath of the war - industry

Question 1

after the war what was back in full force?

Answer 1

the centrally planned economy

Question 2

the centrally planned economy was a repeat of earlier versions, how much investment was devoted to heavy industry and capital goods(inc armaments)?

Answer 2

85%

Question 3

target was to ?

Answer 3

exceed pre-war industrial levels

Question 4

to achieve exceeded pre-war industrial levels what happened to the population?

Answer 4

it was mobilised= everybody was involved in reconstruction work

Question 5

in Leningrad how many hours did workers have to contribute a month on top of their 8 hour working day ?

Answer 5

30 hours

Question 6

citizens not working had to put in how many hours?

Answer 6

60 hours

Question 7

students had to put in how many hours?

Answer 7

10 hours

Question 8

extra labour was provided by war prisoners, how many were there?

Answer 8

2.5 million = but had grown very rapidly after the war

Question 9

what sort of works did war prisoners have to do?

Answer 9

Exploited mercilessly , worked in inhospitable north cutting timber , few survived

Question 10

results were remarkable what could this undoubtedly be attributed to?

Answer 10

the efforts of the Russian people who were prepared to endure privation, food rationing and long hours for low pay

Question 11

what was there a huge growth in?

Answer 11

heavy industry, factories and steel works were rebuilt and mines re-opened at astonishing rates

Question 12

what same old problems resurfaced?

Answer 12

bottlenecks and shortages of raw materials and component parts yet end product still impressive

Question 13

what was back in operation and generating electricity by 1947?

Answer 13

The Dnieper Dam

Question 14

when was the first soviet atomic bomb tested?

Answer 14

1949