https://padlet.com/kumailwastaken/zvtnedbeg23kqgvg en-us 2022-10-03 20:16:34 UTC 2022-10-03 23:46:10 UTC hello@padlet.com kumailwastaken https://padlet.com/kumailwastaken/zvtnedbeg23kqgvg/wish/2324545798 Five Year Plans promised Soviet Union to become a truly socialist country without worldwide revolution. Stalin believed rapid industrialisation was necessary to protect Soviet Union from hostile enemies. (Rise of Nazi Germany in Europe)

October 1928, Concentrated on heavy industry. 86% of industrial investment went into heavy industry. Coal, steel, iron, oil, cement, metals, timber and machine production. Overall production was planned to increase by 300%. Electricity production planned to increase by 600%. Coal production increased by 84%, Oil production by 90%, Electricity by 168%.

Collectivising agriculture, tractors required for collectivisation campaign. Machine building, Agricultural machinery. Aviation and Electrical industries. Tractor factories could easily be converted to produce tanks. Forced collectivisation led to food shortages, rationing and even famine.]]> 2022-10-03 20:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kumailwastaken/zvtnedbeg23kqgvg/wish/2324545798 kumailwastaken https://padlet.com/kumailwastaken/zvtnedbeg23kqgvg/wish/2324626402 Many resources were diverted to heavy industry during the first plan so now consumer industries suffered from lack of development. 1933 Kirov argued for realistic targets focusing on consumer goods for a another five year plan.

The second plan also prioritised the heavy industry but the targets were downscaled while dealing with outcomes of collectivisation and lack of consumer goods.

The lack of planning in the first plan caused problems within the railway system since they couldn't cope with traffic. Priority was given to the railway, transport and communication.

1937, USSR was now self sufficient in machine tool production. Heavy industry and chemical production was rapid.

Soviet share of world production grew from 2.6% (2013) to 3.7% (1929) to 13.7% (1937). Soviet Union jumped from 15th place in world electricity production to 2nd.]]> 2022-10-03 22:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kumailwastaken/zvtnedbeg23kqgvg/wish/2324626402 kumailwastaken https://padlet.com/kumailwastaken/zvtnedbeg23kqgvg/wish/2324627904 Development of consumer goods and light industry suffered because of the constant threat of a upcoming war. Therefore, the focus was on heavy industry and armaments

The third five year plan emphasised the production of armaments. Stalin was preparing the nation for a war. The focus remained on heavy industry just to produce armaments.

Oil production failed to meet targets. 50% lower causing a fuel crisis. Consumer industries began to face shortage of machinery and technical problems. The purges caused disruption for some industries since countless managers and engineers were killed. 

The plan lasted 3.5 years due to the invasion of USSR by Germany in 1941.]]> 2022-10-03 22:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kumailwastaken/zvtnedbeg23kqgvg/wish/2324627904