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AQA A-Level History Russia Chapter 14
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Which group had the responsibility of drawing up plans and establishing output
targets in the times of the Five Year Plans? How did they do this?
Ans: - Gosplan (initially provisionally created in 1921 and co-existed alongside
the Veshenka)
- Drew up a balance sheet for units of material (material balances- investigating
input and output)
- Production- exports+ imports +/- changes in stocks
- mismatched figures- supply and demand- prioritised targets
What were some of the problems with the planning method?
Ans: - There was somewhat of a planned economy (though more so command)
as Communists decided what should be produced.
- Party leaders of different regions wanted first call for resources and were
ambitious with their projects.
- Reliable information (especially on the cost of imports or price that exports
could command) was limited and so the constantly changing commodities made
planning harder.
- Targets were overly ambitious and so those reporting would fabricate statistics
which made them corrupt. Gosplan had to work with these.
What were the goals for the First Five Year Plans?
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Ans: Overall prioritisation of the heavy industries:
Coal- 75 million tonnes (from 1927-8 this was 35.4 m/ton)
Oil- 22 million tonnes (from 1927-28 this was 11.7 m/ton)
Steel- 10.4 million tonnes (from 1927-8 this was 4 m/ton)
Pig Iron- 10 million tonnes (from 1927-28 this was 3.3 m/ton)
- Increase production by 300%
- Increase production of electricity by 600%
- Light industries (i.e. chemicals) have their output doubled
When was the First Five Year Plan?
Ans: - Constructed October 1928
- Approved by Sixteenth Party Congress in April 1929
- 1928-32/33= general time period
What were some of the successes of the First Five Year Plan?
Ans: - The output of electricity tripled.
- The output for coal and iron doubled
- Steel production had increased by ⅓.
- New railways, engineering plants, HEP schemes and industrial complexes popped
up.
What were some of the failures of the First Five Year Plan?
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AQA A-Level History Russia Chapter 14
Flashcards Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Which group had the responsibility of drawing up plans and establishing output
targets in the times of the Five Year Plans? How did they do this?
Ans: - Gosplan (initially provisionally created in 1921 and co-existed alongside
the Veshenka)
- Drew up a balance sheet for units of material (material balances- investigating
input and output)
- Production- exports+ imports +/- changes in stocks
- mismatched figures- supply and demand- prioritised targets
What were some of the problems with the planning method?
Ans: - There was somewhat of a planned economy (though more so command)
as Communists decided what should be produced.
- Party leaders of different regions wanted first call for resources and were
ambitious with their projects.
- Reliable information (especially on the cost of imports or price that exports
could command) was limited and so the constantly changing commodities made
planning harder.
- Targets were overly ambitious and so those reporting would fabricate statistics
which made them corrupt. Gosplan had to work with these.
What were the goals for the First Five Year Plans?
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Ans: Overall prioritisation of the heavy industries:
Coal- 75 million tonnes (from 1927-8 this was 35.4 m/ton)
Oil- 22 million tonnes (from 1927-28 this was 11.7 m/ton)
Steel- 10.4 million tonnes (from 1927-8 this was 4 m/ton)
Pig Iron- 10 million tonnes (from 1927-28 this was 3.3 m/ton)
- Increase production by 300%
- Increase production of electricity by 600%
- Light industries (i.e. chemicals) have their output doubled
When was the First Five Year Plan?
Ans: - Constructed October 1928
- Approved by Sixteenth Party Congress in April 1929
- 1928-32/33= general time period
What were some of the successes of the First Five Year Plan?
Ans: - The output of electricity tripled.
- The output for coal and iron doubled
- Steel production had increased by ⅓.
- New railways, engineering plants, HEP schemes and industrial complexes popped
up.
What were some of the failures of the First Five Year Plan?
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