1
Q
What were the main features?
A
Heavy industry is main focus
Emphasis on railways and transport links
Big drive on metallurgy industry
2
Q
What were the successes?
A
Chemical industries improved
Copper, zinc and tin mined for the first time
USSR almost self-sufficient in machine and metal works.
3
Q
What were the weaknesses?
A
Oil production not great
consumer goods neglected
People often had to work double shifts to meet targets.
4
Q
How did the Second Five year plan affect the lives of the workers?
A
People often had to work double shifts to meet targets.
5
Q
Dates of the Second Five year Plan?
A
1933-37
Soviet Economy
flashcards
Decks in class (19)
# Cards
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State Capitalism and War Communism22
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New Economic Policy 1921 - 2427
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The 'Great Turn'/ 'revolution from above'/ 'second revolution'6
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First Five Year Plan (1928 - 32)5
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Second Five Year Plan (1933 - 37)5
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Third Five Year Plan (1938 - 41)4
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Impact of industrialisation on soviet society9
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Collectivisation and Dekulakisation29
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The famine of 1932-341
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World War Two and the Soviet Economy8
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The economy under Khrushchev11
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Brezhnev economic stagnation (1964-82)28
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Dates that Russian leaders were in power7
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The Fourth Five Year Plan (1946-50)10
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The Fifth Five Year Plan (1951-55)5
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Agriculture after the Second World War4
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The economy under Andropov1
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The economy under Gorbachev1
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Economic problems inherent in the Communist system itself2
