notes
- A series of plans designed to increase industry and output
- Based on quota system
- Economic planning was now forced
- Command Economy - set targets for production
- First was 1928-1933 - agricultural changes (collectivization)
- Main focus on heavy industry
- Second was 1933-1937
- Too severe and changed in 1934
- Many party officials revolted against this and nominated a successor to Stalin
- Stalin had him shot (beginning of the Great Purges)
- Based on quota system
- Economic planning was now forced
- Command Economy - set targets for production
- First was 1928-1933 - agricultural changes (collectivization)
- Main focus on heavy industry
- Second was 1933-1937
- Too severe and changed in 1934
- Many party officials revolted against this and nominated a successor to Stalin
- Stalin had him shot (beginning of the Great Purges)
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summary
Stalin introduced a command economy that stressed quantity of production in order to be on par with other world powers in heavy industry. Command Economy set unrealistic targets for production. Those who could not produce what was asked was then killed, or moved to Gulags.