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Industrial and social developments in towns and cities: Gosplan; the organisation, aims and results of the first three Five Year Plans; new industrial centres and projects; the involvement of foreign companies; the working and living conditions of managers, workers and women; Stakhanovites; the success of the Five Year Plans.
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Industrial and social developments in towns and cities: Gosplan; the organisation, aims and results of the first three Five Year Plans; new industrial centres and projects; the involvement of foreign companies; the working and living conditions of managers, workers and women; Stakhanovites; the success of the Five Year Plans
- This point belongs to the famine of 1932–1934; the success of collectivisation, especially the famine of 1932–1934; the success of collectivisation.
- You need to be able to industrial and social developments in towns and cities: Gosplan; the organisation, aims and results of the first three Five Year Plans; new industrial centres and projects; the involvement of foreign companies; the working and living conditions of managers, workers and women; Stakhanovites; the success of the Five Year Plans.
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What was one of the main goals of collectivisation in the Soviet Union during the early 1930s?
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One of the main goals of collectivisation was to increase agricultural productivity by consolidating individual farms into collective farms.
Key terms
- Five Year Plans: A series of nationwide centralized economic plans in the Soviet Union aimed at rapid industrialization and collectivization.
- Famine: A severe shortage of food resulting in widespread hunger, particularly the famine in the Soviet Union from 1932 to 1934.
Common trap
Overgeneralizing the impact of collectivisation: Acknowledge the mixed outcomes of collectivisation, including both increased production in some areas and devastating famine in others.
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