Stalins Five Year Plans Made Ussr Stronger. Agree or Disagree

s By 1941, Stalin’s Five Year Plans had made the USSR stronger. Explain why you agree or disagree with this view? (24 marks) By 1941 Stalin had used the five year plans to strengthen his position as leader of the USSR, however the society as a whole was weaker. There were both advantages and disadvantages to the three five year plans: The five year plans were disorganised, there was difficulties with managers, it created a quicksand society and living standards were deprived. It did however help to create the Stakhanovite movement, it helped to finally abolish the New Economic policy (NEP) and most importantly to revolutionise the USSR’s heavy industry. The plans determined the course of the Soviet economy from 1928 to the†¦show more content†¦People moved to find work and accommodation and once they found a better job (better pay) they would move on, this created competition between skilled workers who competed for higher wages and job perks so people did not stay in jobs for long periods of time. The biggest problem that employers faced was shortage of skilled workers and in 1951 it was estimated that less than 7% of the workforce were skilled or trained. Also, living standards at this time were dreadful. There were was major overcrowding of substandard accommodation as most materials previously used for buildings were pumped into industry, in addition to this there was a deep lack of consumer goods and food was rationed. Conditions for workers were also terrible; they lived in barracks with appalling conditions. This would’ve been a major disadvantage to Stalin’s five-year plans as it goes against the socia list idea of a united society; people had a profound lack of morale. The Stakhanovite movement was a major achievement of the five-year plans as it supported the idea of rapid industrialisation. Stakhanovism came through Alexi Stakhanov (a miner in the Don Basin) who, after five hours, cut one hundred and two tons of coal, which was twice the amount of the average worker. He was only able to achieve this by having specialised tools (pneumatic pick) and uninterrupted work. Only two hours after he had finished Petrov assembled a party committee whereShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesOral History and Public Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner