1. What year was the Russian Revolution. 2. Who took over as leader. 3 1. What year was the Russian Revolution? 2. Who took over as leader? 3. When did he die? 4. What does NEP stand for? 5. What type of farmer did it create (Russian word)? 6. What did Stalin do to the farms? 7. What was the result? 8. Stalin also wanted industrialisation. How did he plan to achieve this? 9. What did the first one focus on? 10. Was it a success? 11. Can we trust this? 12. Define politburo.
1. What year was the Russian Revolution? 1917 2. Who took over as leader? Lenin 3. When did he die? 1924 4. What dies NEP stand for? New Economic Policy 5. What type of farmer did it create (Russian word)? Kulak 6. What did Stalin do to the farms? Collectivisation 7. What was the result? Famine, kulaks wiped out 8. Stalin also wanted industrialisation. How did he plan to achieve this? 5 year plans 9. What did the first one focus on? Steel, Iron, Oil, electrics 10. Was it a success? Yes they finished early on some occasions 11. Can we trust this? No. Stalin lies 12. Define politburo. Russian parliament
Positive achievements in Magnitogorsk/ USSR Bad conditions in Magnitogorsk/USSR
5 year plans Skilled workforce increased because of the huge demand for it Output: spectacular advances Urban population: City populations rose by 29 million Power and transport: huge advance e.g. Dnieper Dam hydroelectric power station and Belomor Canal (New industrial centres)
5 year plans Does source 1 show that Stalin’s 5 year plans were successful? Which increased production the most? Which was the least successful?
5 year plans How reliable is Source 2 as evidence of industrial achievement? Can you think of any ways that these five year plans may be seen as a bad thing?
Working conditions Women were encouraged to work – crèches provided!! New elite e.g. teachers, scientists, engineers… They enjoyed a higher standard of living (not communist!!) Forced labour Lied about production to avoid punishment from their big bosses.
Industrialisation
Stakhanovites Who inspired the Stakanovite movement? The Stakhanovite movement was named after Aleksei Stakhanov, who had mined 102 tons of coal in less than 6 hours (14 times his quota). This inspired other to do the same , e.g. Nikita Izotov had mined 607 tons of coal in a single shift. The Stakhanovite movement caused a significant increase in labour productivity. It was reported that during the first 5-year plan (1929–1932) industrial labour productivity increased 41%. During the second 5-year plan (1933–1937) it reportedly increased 82%. Who inspired the Stakanovite movement? What were they trying to encourage? Did the Soviets like the Stakanovites? Why? Why are they a significant group to look at?
Stakhanovites What can these sources tell us about the Stakonivites? Who do you think made the poster (top)? Why? Does this make it and the book reliable?
Living conditions All workers’ children received free primary education and health care. BUT: there were never enough houses for all the new people living in the cities – bad housing conditions Wages were = theft, alcoholism Shortage of consumer good (e.g. clothes and shoes)
Were Stalin’s Economic Policies a success or failure?
Economic policies Successes Failures or Success Failures
How to answer a ten mark question How many points do I have to write? What is it asking me about? ???? How to answer a ten mark question Do I need my own knowledge? Shall I include a conclusion? Do I have a source to use? ???? ????
This is an example of what you could write For full marks you need to talk about two causes in detail and then talk about the shared outcome, eg. Stalin’s desire for increase leading to collectivisation and five year plans which both led to – increased production but famine and bad working conditions. (More detail than this)
. Simple or generalised statements using the source supported by some own knowledge – The candidate makes statements which lack any supporting contextual knowledge or makes unsupported generalisations. Level 1 Developed Statements using the source and relevant own knowledge – The candidate supports their statement with relevant contextual knowledge-Level 2 Developed explanation using the source and precise own knowledge – An explanation of more than one factor supported by selected knowledge. One explained factor should be marked at the top of Level 3.