TO ABANDOND OR CONTINUE NEP 6

Question 1

Moderate/rightwing view eg bukharlin: NEP WILL HELP GRADUAL INDUSTRALISATION

Answer 1

Peasnts will gradually become richer
less pressure o thme
peasants likley to become consumers and state overtime will reinvest its profits from indsutry
it will gradually stimulate

Question 2

However, their was opposition within the party from 1923 (group of 46 leading left communist leaders who sent letter to politburo 1923)

Answer 2

opposed nep on ideological grounds=too much like capitalism
favoured policies that would lead to rapid industrialisation, not gradual
criticised increase icentralisation/lack of party democracy

Question 3

by 1925, opposition form left had grown stronger:

Answer 3

nep had doen its job reliving economic/poltiical crisis 1921

Question 4

lenin died 1924

Answer 4

he was a power vacuum for radicle ideas so… economy back, pre war level,s less unity= more freedom to be radicle

Question 5

left opp veiw: why would nep not lead to rapid industrialisation?

Answer 5

less state control of grain (Russias largest product)
less opp t export grain
less profit for state to invest in industry

Question 6

from 1924, Stalin who was genera secretary of party, favours continuing nep, forming an alliance with nep
CRIT FROM LEFT OPP

Answer 6

so in 1928 he promotes policies that would Bring about rapid indsutralsiaon

Question 7

BRING OPP FROM RIGHTIST WHEN STALIN PROMTOES POLCIES RAPID INDSUTRALISAITON 1928

Answer 7

however, by this time, Stalin had backed party with own supporters > by 1929 he has consolidated his power and is outright leader of Soviet Union

Question 8

ABANDOND NEP

Answer 8

now economy is back, no need to tolerate capitalist economy
industrial dev is too slow, we need to move to indsutrualsions/socialism asap

Question 9

KEEP NEP

Answer 9

proves nep is working and brining economy and politicil stbality
nep should be maintained