How Successful Was Stalin’s Economic Policy? Stalin’s economic policy primarily consisted of two factors‚ collectivisation and the five year plans. The aim of collectivisation was to destroy private ownership that had been allowed whilst the NEP was in effect. The reason for this is that private ownership was a capitalist idea and therefore it went against Marx’s theory of communism. Another aim of collectivisation was to make the state a proletariate; this was needed because in order to reach
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the 1930’s and this can be attributed to Stalin’s poor leadership compared to the leaders before him Lenin. He took initiatives to replace the systems employed by Lenin and in introduce communism that was expected to favor the adverse industrialization advocated for by Stalin. To achieve this industrialization‚ Stalin used harsh and ruthless measures that saw extreme suffering and death of thousands of Soviet population. The first group that was negatively affected by the Stalin regime was the peasant
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reign of Stalin he was able to establish himself as a successful dictator through totalitarian rule. He became the undisputed leader of the USSR and the factors that enabled him to do so were Industrialisation‚ his social policies and his ability to defeat Hitler in World War Two. However‚ through Stalin’s political career he also encountered many failures. These were Collectivism‚ the purges and the terror he caused by the people living in Russia during his reign. Stalin’s reign was successful
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Was Collectivisation a success or failure? Economic AIMS: Large farms = would increase efficiency = fewer workers needed = more man power for industry = increase in production = more overseas trade = even more resources for industrialisation = further increase in production SUCCESSES: 1928-1935 = grain doubles from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes Mass migration from countryside to cities = accelerated urbanisation= relieved
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The New Economic Policy (NEP) was a measure implemented in order to counter the arguably disastrous effects War Communism. The New Economic is controversial. Some historians argue it allowed the Soviet economy to solidify and begin to recover‚ and also allowed the Bolsheviks to retain control over Russia. Others‚ like Orlando Figes‚ state it was ultimately a failure‚ arguing that under the NEP the peasants grew away from the Bolshevik regime‚ inviting a future‚ and brutal‚ reassertion of central
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Did Stalin Succeed In Setting Up A Totalitarian State? Overall‚ Stalin did not create a totalitarian state‚ the very definition of which suggests the state’s complete control and authority over every aspect of society; the economy‚ politics‚ religion and culture; as‚ despite all of the action Stalin took to gain this‚ he was constantly facing opposition. Many would argue that the wide range of economic measures used to enforce control over the population allowed Stalin to succeed in gaining total
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1932. Families lived in shacks and ate leftover food from hospitals. Communities couldn’t afford to keep schools open‚ so a third of a million children couldn’t go to school. Years of poverty left Americans asking what the cause of the economic crisis was. The economies of the Allied Powers were damaged by World War I. Great Britain‚ France‚ and the Soviet Union were all in debt and the costs of the war ran resources low. Major cities of Europe were destroyed. Asia and South Africa more industrialized
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How successful was Napoleon III’s domestic policy? In assessing the success of Napoleon III’s domestic policy it is essential to consider his aims‚ which were in terms of politics to retain his autocratic power and in terms of economics to ensure economic recovery in France. He was undoubtedly successful in these aims initially‚ he gained significant popularity through plebiscites and increased prosperity be rejuvenating Paris and extending the railways. However‚ toward the end of his reign in
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Stalinism defined the ideology‚ policies and actions led by Stalin and the Communist Party in the years 1929 to 1941. Stalinism in practice was vital in the economic growth of Russia with Industrialisation and Collectivisation which in turn improved social welfare including women’s rights and levels of education. Furthermore‚ Stalinism targeted key aspects of the Bolshevik past and ‘sought to achieve Socialism in a backward country’ (Thomas and McAndrew). However‚ Stalinism had a number of detractors
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How successful‚ in your opinion‚ was the New Economic Policy? The New Economic Policy‚ or NEP‚ introduced by the Bolshevik government in 1921‚ was an attempt to readjust and realign the Soviet economy and to prevent its implosion. The basic concept of the new policy was that the appropriation of food from the peasants‚ as pioneered in the infamous ‘War Communism’‚ was to be abolished and replaced by a ‘tax in kind’. Peasants were then left in undisturbed possession of the land‚ free to sell their
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