Industrial and social developments in towns and cities: Gosplan; the organisation, aims and results of the first three Five Year Plans; new industrial centres and projects; the involvement of foreign companies; the working and living conditions of managers, workers and women; Stakhanovites; the success of the Five Year Plans
Stalin used a series of Five Year Plans to turn the Soviet Union into a major industrial power. A central planning agency called Gosplan set production targets for the entire economy.
Real World
The American Ford Motor Company provided engineers and technology to build the Gorky Automobile Plant in 1932 — a flagship First Five Year Plan project that became the Soviet Union's largest car factory.
Exam Focus
For 'how far' questions on success, use specific output statistics (e.g. steel tonnage) alongside evidence of worker hardship to balance your argument.
Essay Framework
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