Joseph Stalin’s First and Second Five Year Plans Abstract As an adolescent residing in a Post-Soviet State‚ where the successes and failures of Joseph Stalin’s economic policies are hotly debated to this day‚ it is important to hold a discerning opinion. Therefore the research for this extended essay is conducted according to the question: “To what extent were Joseph Stalin’s Five-Year Plans from 1928 to 1937 successful in achieving the domestic economic goals‚ which he had designated?” Hence
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Were the five-year plans successful? When Joseph Stalin took control of Russia in 1928‚ he saw that Russia was very industrially behind and with the World War II looming‚ the Soviet Union had no choice but to industrialise at the speed of light. Quoting from a speech he gave in 1931‚ he said: "The history of old Russia has consisted being beaten again and again because of our backwardness. It is our duty to the working class to increase the pace of production. We are 50 to 100 years behind the
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To What Extent Were Joseph Stalin’s Methods In Employing The First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932) Effective In Achieving His Original Industrial Aims? Student Name: Juan Borjas Candidate Number: 001019-022 Date of IB Exams: May 2012 EE Category: History Advisor’s Name: David Bilka Word Count: 3‚721 Abstract The historical scope of this research essay focuses on the methods undertaken by Joseph Stalin in industrializing the Soviet Union through his First Five-Year Plan. Thus‚ the main question
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J. V. Stalin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joint Plenum of the C.C. and C.C.C.‚ C.P.S.U.(B.) 1 January 7-12‚ 1933 The Results of the First Five-Year Plan Report Delivered on January 7‚ 1933 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: Works‚ Vol. 13‚ 1930 - January 1934 Long before the five-year plan appeared on the scene‚ in the period when we were finishing our struggle against the I The International Significance
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Stalin’s technique to take Germany forward was using five year plans. Stalin believed there was need for these five- year plans as : First of all many of the regions were behind other countries in growth and that the USSR were backward Stalin believed that to be be backward you are defeated and enslaved but if you are powerful people must beware of you. Stalin also believed (with Lenin) the USSR should overtake and out strip the capitalist countries He believed Socialism in one country and the USSR would
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In 1928‚ Joseph Stalin became one of the world’s most antagonistic leaders. During the period that Stalin was in control of mother Russia‚ he transformed the Soviet Union into a modern super power. He did this by modernizing the Russian economy with his Five Year Plans. Stalin’s Five Year Plans were designed to strengthen the U.S.S.R’s economy and make the nation self-sufficient. This proved successful in industrializing Russia and greatly increasing industrial output which improved the economy.
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In the years 1928-1941 Stain started a series of Five year plans for industry‚ how far were these successful? Once in power‚ Stalin was determined to modernise the USSR as quickly as possible‚ he wanted to compete with other foreign countries‚ but also he was afraid of a German invasion hence forth he set about achieving modernisation through a series of five year plans. These plans were set up by the GOSPLAN‚ the state planning organisation which Lenin had set up in 1921. The GOSPLAN set ambitious
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and Propaganda were tools used by Stalin to maintain and consolidate his power in Russia. The exact year as to when Stalin was in power is controversial. For the purpose of this paper‚ Stalin will be recognized as in power of Russia in 1929‚ the year when most of his oppositions were defeat‚ especially Trosky. Education Though Stalin always addressed himself as the follower of Lenin‚ and all what he is doing is a continuation of Lenin. However‚ he prove himself wrong when he reversed the trends
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Throughout the 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
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a certain extent Stalin did meet‚ in places‚ the overly optimistic aims for the Five Year Plans yet this was to be at the cost of millions of lives and the livelihoods of many Russian peasants who were to be ruthlessly killed‚ extradited or simply stripped of their land and possessions. The success of the Five Year Plans can be judged upon the entry of Russia into the Second World War for this was to be the first big test of the newly industrialised state on the world stage. Stalin had aimed to bring
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