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Summary Stalin's Fourth Five Year Plan
Aims, successes and failures
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The Fourth Five Year PlanAttitude of -Workforce was exhausted after trying to cope with the demands of war; 1/8 of the population had been killed and there was massive dislocation
different - Those in the party wanted Russia to recover quickly- at a faster pace than their European counter-parts
groups and - Stalin wanted to increase defence as he feared conflict with the West- relations had deteriorated at the conferences, they were becoming more suspicious of communism and
individuals there was now no enemy uniting them (Germany was economically ruined)
Aims of the - Rehabilitate the devastated regions- 1/3 expenditure spent on Ukraine
plan - Restore industrial and agricultural output to pre-war levels
- Abolish the rationing system
- Expand production of consumer goods
- Raise the standard of living
- Powerful upswing in the economy that raises industry to a level 3x higher than before the war
Problems -Mining production, electrical power and steel output were all at half the 1940 level
holding back - Transport had been badly disrupted
the plan’s - Lend-lease ended
success - Almost 100,000 collective farms were destroyed along with 137,000 tractors, 49,000 combine harvesters and 70 million livestock
- Severe labour shortage
- Worst drought in 50 years in 1946
- Stalin was discouraging innovation and change
Evidence of - By 1950, there was considerable recovery in industry
success and - Coal increased from 166 to 261 million tonnes
achievements - Electricity increased from 48 to 91 million kilowatts
- Improved production of consumer goods
- Wages reached 1938 levels by 1948
- Cotton output increased from 2.2 to 3.8 million tonnes
- USSR recovered at a much better and faster rate than Britain and France
- Did make recovery after the famine, which was out of Stalin’s control- grain production decreased to 66 million tonnes
- Did well considering the situation they were in, with the destruction of the farms and the effects of the war
- Stalin ensured reparations were met in full, even from satellite states- gave him huge amounts of equipment and materials
Evidence of - Stalin was still focused on military expenditure (25% of total expenditure by 1953), which increased due to tensions rising with the US
failure and - Food production was at 60% of the 1940 level
weaknesses - Grain decreased from 96 to 92 million tonnes (1940-1952)
- Potato output declined from 76 to 69 million tonnes
- Housing shortage
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