The Five-Year Plans and Industrial Change, 1928–41 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
When did Stalin launch the Revolution from Above (Great Turn)?
When did Stalin launch the Revolution from Above (Great Turn)?
1928-29
How many years did Stalin claim the USSR could catch up with Britain and the USA?
How many years did Stalin claim the USSR could catch up with Britain and the USA?
15 years
When did the First Five-Year Plan run?
When did the First Five-Year Plan run?
October 1928 - December 1932
What was Gosplan's main role in the Five-Year Plans?
What was Gosplan's main role in the Five-Year Plans?
Set production targets for factories
How much did electricity production increase between 1927 and 1940?
How much did electricity production increase between 1927 and 1940?
Over 9 times
How much coal did Alexei Stakhanov mine in six hours in August 1935?
How much coal did Alexei Stakhanov mine in six hours in August 1935?
102 tons
By 1940, what proportion of government spending went to rearmament?
By 1940, what proportion of government spending went to rearmament?
One-third
In some industries, how much of what was produced was wasted?
In some industries, how much of what was produced was wasted?
As much as 40%
How long were shoe queues in Moscow in the early 1930s?
How long were shoe queues in Moscow in the early 1930s?
Often exceeded 1,000 people
Why is Stalin's economy better described as a command economy than a planned economy?
Why is Stalin's economy better described as a command economy than a planned economy?
It was targets + propaganda, not coordination