Economic developments (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Scissors Crisis (coined by Trotsky)
Scissors Crisis (coined by Trotsky)
Falling agricultural prices vs rising industrial prices (like opening scissors)
% of retail trade handled by NEPmen by 1923
% of retail trade handled by NEPmen by 1923
75%
NEP unemployment rate by end of 1926
NEP unemployment rate by end of 1926
14% of employed population
Years of the Grain Crisis
Years of the Grain Crisis
1927-28
Stalin's three key positions held
Stalin's three key positions held
Politburo, Orgburo, Party General Secretary
Kolkhoz
Kolkhoz
Collective farm where land held in common, run by committee
25,000ers (Nov 1929)
25,000ers (Nov 1929)
Recruited to countryside to organise collective farms
Date Stalin called for liquidation of Kulaks
Date Stalin called for liquidation of Kulaks
Dec 27, 1929
Years of Ukraine Famine
Years of Ukraine Famine
1932-1933
Date of 'law of five ears of corn'
Date of 'law of five ears of corn'
August 1932
'Hairdressing' under Stalin
'Hairdressing' under Stalin
Cutting individual ears of corn in fields (punishable offence)
Stakhanov's coal record (30 Aug 1935)
Stakhanov's coal record (30 Aug 1935)
102 tons in one shift (16x normal 6.5 tons)
Autarky
Autarky
Self-sufficiency
Private plot size allowed per household (1935)
Private plot size allowed per household (1935)
Up to 1 acre
Labour decree 1940: absenteeism punishment
Labour decree 1940: absenteeism punishment
Up to 6 months compulsory labour at 75% normal pay