Economic and social changes, 1924–41 (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What were the large collective farms called under Stalin's collectivisation policy?
What were the large collective farms called under Stalin's collectivisation policy?
Kolkhoz
What did Machine Tractor Stations (MTS) provide to collective farms?
What did Machine Tractor Stations (MTS) provide to collective farms?
Tractors and other machinery
By 1933, what percentage of all arable land was collectivised?
By 1933, what percentage of all arable land was collectivised?
83%
What did collectivisation free up to support Stalin's industrialisation?
What did collectivisation free up to support Stalin's industrialisation?
Millions of workers for factories
Which group's power did collectivisation break in the countryside?
Which group's power did collectivisation break in the countryside?
Kulaks (wealthy peasants)
How many people died in the famine of 1932-33 across the Soviet Union?
How many people died in the famine of 1932-33 across the Soviet Union?
At least 3.3 million
Why did peasants have nothing to eat during the famine?
Why did peasants have nothing to eat during the famine?
They destroyed crops rather than hand them over
What percentage of USSR's food came from private plots despite being only 4% of farming area?
What percentage of USSR's food came from private plots despite being only 4% of farming area?
30%
What made it extremely difficult for people to leave collective farms?
What made it extremely difficult for people to leave collective farms?
Internal passports
How many Ukrainians died in the Holodomor famine?
How many Ukrainians died in the Holodomor famine?
Approximately 3 million
In which year did the Soviet government end the rationing system?
In which year did the Soviet government end the rationing system?
1934
Why did kolkhozniks (collective farm workers) show little motivation to work hard?
Why did kolkhozniks (collective farm workers) show little motivation to work hard?
They got same rewards regardless of effort