War Communism

Question 1

what were the 5 main elements to war communism

Answer 1

grain requisitioning
banning of private trade
nationalisation of industry
labour discipline
rationing

Question 2

what is meant by grain requisitioning

Answer 2

soldiers were sent to the countryside to gather grain for the cities
the grain was forcibly taken from peasants, despite them resisting bitterly

Question 3

what is meant by the banning of private trade

Answer 3

all private trade was banned

a black market was developed, without which, many people wouldn’t have survived

Question 4

what is meant by nationalisation of industry

Answer 4

all industry was brought under state control

workers didnt have a choice as they were desperate to keep their jobs

Question 5

what is meant by labour discipline

Answer 5

fines for being late to work
passports were introduced to prevent people from escaping to the countryside
bonuses for those who worked well

Question 6

what was meant by rationing

Answer 6

red army soldiers were given priority along with the workforce

Question 7

what was the idea behind war communism

Answer 7

meet the demands of the army - keep the bolsheviks going during war
terror was essential to defeat counter revolutionaries and the communists saw war communism as the route to socialism
most people fund war communism a time of terrible chaos