HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A weak nation
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An industrialized country
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An country with a strong military ready to go to war.
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An agricultural based country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Soviet Union the first Five-Year Plan (1928–32), implemented by Joseph Stalin, concentrated on developing heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture, at the cost of a drastic fall in consumer goods.
Detailed explanation-2: -In November 1927, Joseph Stalin launched his “revolution from above” by setting two extraordinary goals for Soviet domestic policy: rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.
Detailed explanation-3: -The initial five-year plans aimed to achieve rapid industrialization in the Soviet Union and thus placed a major focus on heavy industry. The first five-year plan, accepted in 1928 for the period from 1929 to 1933, finished one year early.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Stalin want to increase industrial production in the Five Year Plans? Stalin wanted to increase industrial production because he wanted to modernize the soviet state and to catch up to the other countries.
Detailed explanation-5: -What were the goals and results of Stalin’s Five-Year Plan? Goals: Improve Russian economy, create a heavy industry, improve transports, improve farms production. Results: Impressive industrialization, improved skills of workers. But living standards remained low.