New Economic Policy (NEP) (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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By 1921, what was War Communism threatening to do?
By 1921, what was War Communism threatening to do?
Destroy Communist Party control
In which year did Lenin introduce the New Economic Policy?
In which year did Lenin introduce the New Economic Policy?
1921
What was a main reason for introducing NEP?
What was a main reason for introducing NEP?
Economic disasters from War Communism
What could peasants do with their agricultural products under NEP?
What could peasants do with their agricultural products under NEP?
Sell them and decide their own prices
What replaced grain requisitioning under NEP?
What replaced grain requisitioning under NEP?
Taxes based on what peasants sold
How was industrial ownership organized under NEP?
How was industrial ownership organized under NEP?
State kept major factories, smaller private
Why did the government bring in foreign experts under NEP?
Why did the government bring in foreign experts under NEP?
To improve factory management efficiency
What was grain production in 1925 under NEP (in million tonnes)?
What was grain production in 1925 under NEP (in million tonnes)?
56 million
What was the 'scissors crisis'?
What was the 'scissors crisis'?
Cheap food vs expensive industrial goods
Who were 'NEP-men'?
Who were 'NEP-men'?
Traders who made profits from shortages
Which group strongly opposed NEP?
Which group strongly opposed NEP?
Communist Party members
What did Lenin recognize about the transition to socialism?
What did Lenin recognize about the transition to socialism?
It needed to be more gradual & flexible