Russia: Economy and Society 1929-41 fact quiz

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By 1929 what percentage of of all farms were collectivised?
5%
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4% of Russia’s peasantry were kulaks (in 1929) but what percentage of peasant households were destroyed?
15%
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On 2nd March 1930, Stalin described the Collectivisation process as being...
‘Dizzy with success’
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100% of all households were collectivised by...
1941
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Machine Tractor Stations (MTS) were set up in...
1931
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Although there were approx. 2500 MTS set up, how many were there for every 40 farms by 1940?
1
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By 1938 what percentage of ploughing was carried out mechanically?
72%
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By 1938, 196,000 lorries were being used in agriculture in the USSR but how many in the USA?
1 million
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The prison sentence for trying to sell meat or grain before the quotas were filled was...
10 years
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What percentage of cattle, pigs and sheep were slaughtered by peasants between 1929-33?
25%
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In the early 1930s, grain production fell to...
Below pre-war levels
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First 5YP saw an increase in electricity by...
600%
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Under the second 5YP, when was the Moscow Metro opened?
1935
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Under the second 5YP, when was the Dnieper Dam opened?
1932
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Under the second 5YP, when did the Volga canal open?
1937
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Under the 2nd 5YP rearmament rose from 4% to what by 1937?
17%
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Spending on rearmament between 1938-40...
Doubled
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The Volga canal employed 200,000 prisoners, how many died?
22,000
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How many people were employed in Magnitogorsk?
15,000
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The Dnieper Dam (1932) project was aided by six engineers from where?
USA
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How many tonnes did Alexei Stakhanov mine in 5 hours 45 mins in 1935?
102
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In what year were wage differentials were introduced to reward those who exceeded targets?
1931
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By 1935, what percentage of all industrial workers were women?
42%
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The Belamor canal project (1933) employed over 100,000 people, what was the life expectancy?
2 years
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