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Russia
The economc condition of Russia by 1941.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Stalin's FYPs transform Russia into? | A highly industrialised and urbanised nation. |
| Had all farms been collectivised? | Yes. |
| Had all free market trade been brought to an end? | No. Almost. |
| How much was the Urban population in 1926 and what had it increased to by 1939? | 1926 = 26 million. 1939 =56 million. |
| Between 1934 - 1936 what had there been an increase of? | Consumer goods. |
| Give an example of how many.. Soviet Russia was producing each month. | 700 military aircraft. |
| All this transformed Russia into... | an economically socialist one. People began to believe in the communist system. Workers saw it as superior to Western Capitalism. |
| What was scarcer than they were under the NEP? | Consumer goods. |
| What did Russia seem to be struggling to do? | To extract oil which would be used for industrialisation. |
| Was Russia prepared for WW2? | No. Deficiencies in Quantity and quality of equipment. |