The First Five-Year Plan (1951-55) - Advantages and disadvantages table in A Level and IB History

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Created on: 09-04-18 16:18

The First Five-Year Plan (1951-55)

Advantages

Accelerated the move to the nationalisation of industry
Industries and factories taken over and formed into People's Enterprises
The plan emphasised the need to expand heavy industry
Did increase the production of lignite (brown coal), electricity, iron and cement

Disadvantages

Faced with the difficulty of severe shortages in technology and equipment
Coal and steel production fell a long way short of the targets
Workers under immense pressure to work hard and for long hours
Lack of consumer goods
The pressures of this plan led to increased migration to the FRG
Emphasis was on quantity not quality, this meant that it was difficult to sell produced goods to western markets

Evaluation

Overall, the plan is seen as a success. However, the pressure put on the workers and the lack of consumer goods meant that people were unhappy with the government.

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