notes
- designed to increase industry output
- based on quota system in factories
- forced economic planning
- command economy - sets target for production
1928-1933 first time, agriculture collectivized - focused on heavy industry
- second 1933-1937
- too severe of quotas that were changed in 34
- party officials revolted against this and nominated successor to stalin
- Stalin had the candidate shot
summary
The 5 year plan would prove to be impossible and therefore ineffective on Stalin's side of things. Russia was far too behind by European industry standard to active the guidelines that were set for factories.
"I trust no one, not even myself" - Joseph Stalin
If the 5 year plan was a success would it have changed Russia?