The Outcome and End of the NEP

Question 1

Between what years were peasant unions founded?

Answer 1

1924-27.

Question 2

When were the industry strikes?

Answer 2

1927

Question 3

What were the unemployment rates throughout the NEP?

Answer 3

1922: 160,000.
1928: 1.74 million.

Question 4

What happened to coal production levels under the NEP?

Answer 4

Coal production tripled 1931-1926

Question 5

What were the average months wages for workers in state-run industry under the NEP? How did this compare to pre-war levels?

Answer 5

1920: 10 roubles.
1925: 28 roubles.

However, real wages are 50% lower than pre-war levels.

Question 6

How much of available farm land was state-owned?

Answer 6

1%

Question 7

How many wooden ploughs were still in use in 1927?

Answer 7

5 million.

Question 8

What happened to exports under the NEP?

Answer 8

Fell to 1/4 of 1913 levels.

Question 9

What happened to the amount of grain harvested under the NEP? How did this compare to pre-war levels?

Answer 9

1922: 50 million tonnes.
1925: 72 million tonnes.
1913: 80 million tonnes.

Question 10

What effect did the NEP have on state procurement of grain?

Answer 10

The amount halved between December 1926 and December 1927.

Question 11

Factors to consider when discussing the successes and failures of the NEP.

Answer 11

1. Agriculture.
2. Industry.
3. Controlling the country.
4. Building Communism.

Question 12

Cow fact!

Answer 12

1916: 60 million cows.
1925: 62 million cows.