The 5year plans were very useful propaganda for communism and for stalin. During the civil war, the communist party used war economy which basically ment that the communist army took whatever they wanted from the rest of society to d. Download file to see previous pages the method dealt here is to access and analyze the discussed sources, learning through the sources the viewpoint held by the authors and discussing their utility in providing knowledge about the plan while at the same time critically analyzing the plan itself. The main purpose of stalin s fiveyear plans was to turn the soviet union into a modern industrial power d.
Then it was talked about to make the plan 4 years instead of 5, stalin backed this. Plans were drawn up by gosplan the state planning organisation. Stalin collectivization, the five year plans and famine. The first fiveyear plan, accepted in 1928 for the period from 1929 to 1933, finished one year early. If your taking the test your answer would be plans to modernize the economy to keep up with the west. The plan was set to drastically increase production of coal, oil, iron, and steel in russia at almost unrealistic rates. Stalins 5 year plans a level worksheet school history. The 5 year plans were successful in transforming russian industry in the years up to 1941. A 100 minute lesson using teh accelerated learning cycle to teach students the effects of stalins five year plans on russia. Prestalin russia in order to increase industry in russia, russia ordered his first five year plan. The initial fiveyear plans aimed to achieve rapid industrialization in the soviet union and thus placed a major focus on heavy industry. This plan would transform the ussr from a peasantbased country, to a modern, urban, and industrialized society. Stalin radically transformed the economy of the soviet union, while also terrorizing its people. Stalin wanted to transform individual farms into large collective farms because he saw that the government was losing money to private traders.
After some early successes, targets were increased. The soviet union had 3 fiveyear plans from the 1920s to the end of the 1930s. The new factories built during the first plan became fully functioning during the second plan, greatly increasing output. Joseph stalin, in 1928, launched the first five year plan.
How successful were the 5 year plans in transforming russian industry in the years up to 1941. Soon reports mostly unreliable reported how targets were being exceeded. First fiveyear plan 19281932 focus on heavy industries especially iron and steel. The second five year plan 1933 1938 t he 2 nd fyp brought with it an attempt to learn from the mistake of the 1 st fyp. Joseph stalin implemented the first fyp in the soviet union in the late. Stalins five year plans were aimed at advancing transportation and industry. What did stalins 5 year plan have to do with the russian. Stalins views in the five year plan initially appeared to be idealistic. These were successful to an extent in terms of transforming. The main purpose of stalin s fiveyear plans was to a. He believed that the plan was the right step in making the society unlike any other.
In conclusion, i feel stalins five year plans had both benefits and drawbacks although the benefits were. How successful were the five year plans in transforming. Targets were set for every industry, each region, each mine and factory, each foreman and even every worker. Your factory has doubled its output over the last few years, an amazing feat. Use as you wish in the classroom or home environment. The 5 year plans were first introduced in 1928 as an attempt by stalin to massively improve heavy industry and prepare the soviet industry for war. Stalin and the drive to industrialize the soviet union. Read the documents and answer each of the followup questions. In this lesson, we explore the brutal rule of joseph stalin in the soviet union, from 1928 to 1953. Imagine you manage a factory in the soviet union in the 1930s. Five year plan ministry of statistics and programme. Stalin demanded 110% increase in coal, a 200% increase in iron production, and a 335% increase in electric production stalin justified his claims that if rapid. In the soviet union, the first five year plan 192832, implemented by joseph stalin, concentrated on developing heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture, at the cost of a drastic fall in consumer goods.
An evaluation of stalins economic management of the soviet union. One of its main duties was the creation of fiveyear plans. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the conversation right now. On 28 th may 1928 stalin made a speech declaring that his five year plan of rapid industrialisation would transform the living standards of the people of the soviet union. Fiveyear plans for the national economy of the soviet. After reading all the documents, summarize the successes and failures of these economic policies. To what extent were joseph stalins fiveyear plans from. Stalins revolutionthe five year plans flashcards quizlet. Aims of the first five year plan stalins5yearplans blog. Joseph stalin, leader of russia 19281953, created a fiveyear plan that included methods and goals which were detrimental to russian agriculture in 1928. Each one of those plans had failed and was revised down before the end to show fake overperformance, btw. It is estimated that during stalins collectivization drive, perhaps 10 million peasants died, mostly due to a. Stalins 5 year plan joseph stalin soviet union free. If the nep focused on the repairing of a broken society, stalins first five year plan celebrated the building of a new one.
Russia not communist as taught by karl marx peasants owned lands, eg rich kulaks nep based on profit making. The first fiveyear plan concentrated on the development of iron, steel, machinetools, electric power, and transport. As kenez points out, the unrealistic optimism of these goals can be seen by the fact that many of goals party leaders choose for. Collectivization, the five year plans and famine in the ussr. Stalin started the new plan by promising that he would improve the standard of living for the workers. The soviet union in his times was a very badly run country which wa somehow lost in time. Aimed at students studying across asa2 level or equivalent. The way stalin proposed to do this was through the collectivisation of agriculture in russia along side the set of targest made for industry. The soviet union before stalin was still a backward, almost medieval country, roads were unmade, most people lived in villages in wooden houses and had no electricity, the five year plans changed all that they created a massive urban working class, most of the country was electrified and in the cities most people lived in new apartments. I, of the union of soviet socialist republics ussr was a list of economic goals, created by communist party general secretary joseph stalin, based on his policy of socialism in one country. This was a series of targets created to revolutionise russia by creating a socialist economy and society.
Were stalins five year plans successful yahoo answers. How successful were the five year plans in transforming russian industry in the year to 1941. June 2010 there is no doubt that to some extent, stalins industrialisation process was a success in industrialising russia as not only did he make use of russias resources and invested them into beneficial industries, such as the massive hydroelectric. History of stalinism october 1st, 1928 start of first 5 year plan april 15th, 1930 initiation of the gulag december 1st, 1932 end of first 5 year plan his forced collectivization of agriculture cost millions of lives, while his programs of rapid industrialization achieved huge. In the soviet union, the first fiveyear plan 192832, implemented by joseph stalin, concentrated on developing heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture, at the cost of a drastic fall in consumer goods.
What impact did stalins first five year plan have on the. No wonder the germans were the first to be welcomed for driving out the communists when they invaded in 1941. Why did stalin introduce the 5 year plans yahoo answers. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Externally, stalin saw the soviet union through world war 2 and the early part of the cold war. Fiveyear plans, method of planning economic growth over limited periods, through the use of quotas, used first in the soviet union and later in other socialist states. Stalin announced in 1932 that the 1stfive year plan had been fufilled exaggeration. Stalin focused on improving and advancing transportation and industry to help. Stalin announced in 1932 that the 1st five year plan had been fufilled exaggeration. Stalins five year plans were aimed primarily against a.
It depends on how you define success but in my estimation, they were, at best, only partially successful and some were disasters. Output was to be doubled in 5 years for iron and steel production and in electricity, chemicals and engineering. Stalin moved away from the new economic policy and created a series of five year plans aimed at modernizing the soviet union to match. The plan was implemented in 1928 and took effect until 1932. This shows the hatred and threat which the peasants had for stalin and his communist officials and hence his five year plans. However, he does not appear to have anticipated the challenges that were to unravel once the system was set into place.
Joseph stalin, soviet communist leader, became famous for his flaws as much as for his. Ans c ref p 588 21 stalins five year plans were aimed. Stalin wanted to transform individual farms into large collective farms because he saw that the government was losing money to private. Schendel 1 the first five year plan was introduced in. The 5 year plans was introduced after the two earlier economic systems was abandoned. At the outset of the first five year plan in 1929, stalin instituted impossibly high production figures for factories to stir up zeal. Launched by stalin in 1928 and administered by the gosplan, the first five year plan employed tactics such as keeping detailed records on every item manufactured in the nation and shipping it to where it needed to go at the right time. This resource can be used as a stand alone resource or in conjunction with ben walshs ocr modern history textbook. By 1937, the ussr was virtually selfsufficient in machinemaking and metalworking.
Stalin moved away from the new economic policy and created a series of fiveyear plans aimed at modernizing the soviet union to match. To what extent were joseph stalins fiveyear plans from 1928 to 1937 successful in achieving the domestic economic goals which he had designated. The plan, put into action ruthlessly, aimed at making the ussr selfsufficient and emphasized heavy industry at the expense of consumer goods. History of stalinism october 1st, 1928 start of first 5year plan april 15th, 1930 initiation of the gulag december 1st, 1932 end of first 5year plan his forced collectivization of agriculture cost millions of lives, while his programs of rapid industrialization achieved huge. With multiyear planning had to be done to live up to the idea and theory of socialism, any number of years would do. What were the positives of the second five year plan.
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