Industrialization, 5 year plans -1928-1941
Plans designed to increase the industry and its output
Based on quota system
Command Economy
First was 1928-1933 agricultural (Collectivization)
Main focus on heavy industry
Were too severe, many party officials revolted. Stalin had them shot.
The beginning of the Great Purges
Industrialization was the first step that Stalin took towards matching the Soviet Union with all the other countries in the world. This turned into a downhill slope with ridiculously high expectations, leading to the great purges.
Based on quota system
Command Economy
First was 1928-1933 agricultural (Collectivization)
Main focus on heavy industry
Were too severe, many party officials revolted. Stalin had them shot.
The beginning of the Great Purges
Industrialization was the first step that Stalin took towards matching the Soviet Union with all the other countries in the world. This turned into a downhill slope with ridiculously high expectations, leading to the great purges.