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The Third Five Year PlanPosition in Detail and Comment
1937
Attitude of - Workers wanted better wages, especially as they were expected to work harder
different - The purges incited fear into the general population
groups and - Peasants were optimistic as there were better living conditions on collective farms
individuals
Vision and Aims:
scale of the - Placed a renewed emphasis on the development of heavy industry
plan - Promote rapid rearmament
- Complete the transition to communism
Problems - Exceptionally hard winter in 1938
which held - Materials diverted to the military
back the - Gosplan thrown into chaos as the purges created shortages of skilled personnel
plan’s success - Shortages of oil, coal and timber
- Number of new workers coming into industry had declined by two thirds
- Worldwide slump in trade- could not import technology such as new industrial machines
- Plan disrupted and finished early because of the German invasion in 1941
Evidence of - Heavy industry continued to grow- especially machinery and engineering
success and - Defence and armaments grew rapidly as resources were diverted towards them
achievements
Evidence of - Economic slowdown
failure and - Iron and steel output grew insignificantly
weaknesses - Oil production failed to meet its targets and led to a fuel crisis
- Consumer industries were not prioritised and saw decline
- Many factories ran short of materials
- Purges meant that there were no managers, specialists or technicians
- Massive shortages and waste
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