Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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In what year did Stalin introduce the First Five Year Plan?
In what year did Stalin introduce the First Five Year Plan?
1928
What did 'centralised planning' mean in the First Five Year Plan?
What did 'centralised planning' mean in the First Five Year Plan?
State directly controlled decisions
Which industries were prioritised as the cornerstone of the First Five Year Plan?
Which industries were prioritised as the cornerstone of the First Five Year Plan?
Coal, iron, steel, oil, and machinery
By how much did the plan aim to increase electric power production by 1933?
By how much did the plan aim to increase electric power production by 1933?
Six times
What was the target increase for overall production under the First Five Year Plan?
What was the target increase for overall production under the First Five Year Plan?
300%
Why was the Magnitaya area in western Siberia selected for Magnitogorsk?
Why was the Magnitaya area in western Siberia selected for Magnitogorsk?
Vast reserves of iron ore
What priority was light industry given in the First Five Year Plan?
What priority was light industry given in the First Five Year Plan?
Deliberately low but expected to double
Where were new tractor factories planned under the First Five Year Plan?
Where were new tractor factories planned under the First Five Year Plan?
Stalingrad and Kharkiv
What were industrial managers' main concerns about the First Five Year Plan?
What were industrial managers' main concerns about the First Five Year Plan?
Central planning was a high-risk gamble
What was one purpose of the propaganda campaign for the First Five Year Plan?
What was one purpose of the propaganda campaign for the First Five Year Plan?
Create social pressure to work harder