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Hi This is a tough one to answer, and you're going to have to read a book or two, but essentially Stalin decided that Russia was going to be recognized as a world industrial power if he had to kill every last Russian to do it. And he tried really hard to do that. There was an expression among Russian workers that Stalin was going to provide them with all the tractors they could eat. Essentially, what used to be spent in farming was spent building factories to produce trucks, tractors, railcars, steam engines, etc. People who used to work on farms were drawn to cities to try to make a living doing a hard job for little or no money. Not that they needed money anyway, because there was nothing to buy with it unless you wanted a tractor, steam engine, or 5 miles of railway track. The farms, which used to be like family businesses, were collectivized, which was essentially Stalin saying "what you used to sell I am going to take and you will get what I decide to pay you for it, if anything." So nobody could be very surprised when farmers simply stopped bothering to grow anything they couldn't either eat for themselves or sell on the black market. As a result, Stalin sent out bully boys to take whatever grain they could find and beat the farmer half to death.
In 1928, Stalin recognized that in order for the USSR to survive, it had to catch up to the western world industrially. He explained that the USSR had always been defeated in war by more advance countries; that it was 150 years behind the other countries and that they must catch up to them within 10 years of it would be crushed again.
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What was the goal of Joseph Stalin's Five-Year Plans?
The purpose of Stalin's five year plans was to rapidly industrialize the USSR. He wanted to industrialize so quickly because Russia was years behind as far as weapons and industrialization. These plans actually worked; he made the progress of 50 something years in 10.
A major goal of Joseph Stalin five-year plan was to?
Modernize and industrialize the Soviet Union.
Was Stalin after Trotsky?
Yes, Stalin had Trotsky killed eventually. However, before that he had Trotsky kicked out of USSR politics and then the USSR itself.
In 1928 the soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to?
To industrialize his country
What was Joseph Stalin know for?
dictator of USSR
What was the goal of Joseph Stalin's Five-Year Plans?
The purpose of Stalin's five year plans was to rapidly industrialize the USSR. He wanted to industrialize so quickly because Russia was years behind as far as weapons and industrialization. These plans actually worked; he made the progress of 50 something years in 10.
Was Joseph Stalin US or USSR?
USSR
What did stalin do industrialize the soviet union?
Stalin industrialized the Soviet Union by creating five year economic plans
A major goal of Joseph Stalin five-year plan was to?
Modernize and industrialize the Soviet Union.
What was the purpose of stalins 5-year plans?
To industrialize and modernize the USSR.
Who is in charge of Stalin?
Stalin was the ruler of the USSR and therefore had no superior.
Who was stalin allied with?
Joseph Stalin allied the USSR with the Allies.
Who is Joseph Stalin what did he do?
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the USSR (Russia)
Why did altered relationships between us and USSR after death of Stalin?
what altered relationship between US and USSR after death of Stalin
What countries were Stalin associated with?
The USSR.
Was Stalin after Trotsky?
Yes, Stalin had Trotsky killed eventually. However, before that he had Trotsky kicked out of USSR politics and then the USSR itself.
In 1928 the soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to?
To industrialize his country
