War Communism

Question 1

What were the policies of War Communism?

Answer 1

All trade controlled by the state
Abolished private trade
From Spring 1918 Bolsheviks begun to impose managers to run factories
Factories were state property

Question 2

Why was War Communism introduced?

Answer 2

Peasants wanted to keep land
Lenin wanted to control production
The Bolsheviks had to guarantee supplies for the Red Army

Question 3

What were the effects of War Communism?

Answer 3

5 million people died of famine
Peasants destroyed grain instead of handing it over
Oil fell from 9.2 tonnes in 1913 to 3.8 in 1921
Steel fell from 4.3 tonnes in 1913 to 0.2