How far where economic problems responisble for Stalins decision to replace NEP in 1928 with the five year plans
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- Created on: 01-05-13 09:30
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- how far where economic problems responsible for Stalin's decision to replace the new economic policy in 1928 with the five year plans
- Ideological
- Socialism was only possible in a highly industrialised society
- Russia was maybe 100 years behind other leading countries
- Stalin aimed to bridge the gap in 10 years
- Under NEP peasants had prospered and the working class had not Stalin wished to change this
- wanted to replace industrial managers with peasant workers and called them "Red specialists"
- Economic (stated arguement)
- The NEP had failed to industrialise Russia
- even supporters of the policy ackowladged that it lacked the ability to industrialise russia at any speed
- production of Iron, Oil and copper never exceeded levels in the last years of Tsarism
- Did not produce results fast enough
- production in crude oil and and coal (which was in demand by the people and the state) was low and far behind european countries
- The NEP had failed to industrialise Russia
- Political
- the "sucesses" of collectivisation inspired the idea that crash industrialisation was possible
- Now Stalin had won the leadership battle he was no longer conserved with looking like he was Lenins pupil
- wanted his reputation to exceed lenin's. made a speech about the failing of Lenin.
- clearly Lenins time was over and this was Stalin russia
- wanted his reputation to exceed lenin's. made a speech about the failing of Lenin.
- The USSR needed to be ready to defend itself
- heavy industry was crucial to modern warfare
- capitalist states that would war with them where far ahead
- Ideological
- heavy industry was crucial to modern warfare
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