First 5 year plan

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What were the ideological causes for introducing the 1st 5 year plan?
for communism to work Russia needed to be industrially advanced.
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What were the political causes for introducing the 1st 5 year plan?
'crash industrialisation' inspired by the 'success' of collectivisation. Stalin keen to develop his own reputation. Concerned Russia couldn't defend herself against capitalist nations.
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What were the economic causes for introducing the 1st 5 year plan?
Introduced in response to the NEP- not producing results fast enough.
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What was the 1st 5 year plan?
series of targets set by government officials- Gosplan. Centrally set with only vague knowledge of the factory in question. continually revised.Unrealistic targets
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What was the priority of the 1st 5 year plan and why?
Heavy industry- iron, coal, steel and oil. All industries need raw materials- foundational industry. majority of labours unskilled. foundations for rearmament
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How much did the 1st 5 year plan cause the economy to grow?
14% in a year- remarkable as the rest of the world was in a recession. Increased iron steel etc. production compared to Tsar
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How did the 1st 5 year plan encourage social mobility?
urban populations trebled. existing members of working class promoted.Education reformed to serve needs of 1st 5 year plan- technical subjects, uni made accessible. Replaced Bourgeois specialists with 150,00 read specialists
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How did the failure to meet targets effect the 1st 5 year plan?
demotes, sacked, trialed, executed large scale fraud= Stalin claimed plan had been overfulfilled
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How did the quality of products get affected by the 1st 5 year plan?
targets only specified quantity not quality= large amounts produced were effectively useless. many raw materials never used= quantity not consumption demands
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What were the living and working conditions like under the 1st 5 year plan?
declined- but never intended to improve them. poorer diet, consumer goods virtually disappeared, queueing common, 7 day working week. unsafe conditions= concerned with targets. harsh labour discipline- broke machine= exiled. absenteeism increased
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Did the 1st 5 year plan manage to abolish the free market?
no- nature of plan encouraged black market, so widespread it couldn't be policed. shortage of consumer goods= increased value. Show trials if caught= exiled
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What was Magnitogorsk?
steelwork city. 1/4 million workers. thousands of 'shock workers', 40,000 prisoners. few houses acutually built, poor conditions, no heating. Some workers so dedicated they did double shifts or through the night. most left after 82 days
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