Towards a command economy

What did Vesenkha do?

They ensured factories were under specialist control and co-ordinated economic production

When was War Communism introduced?

1918

What was Food Dictatorship?

Grain requisitioning and rationing

What demonstrated the introduction of labour discipline as a result of WC?

In 1918, the working day was extended to 11 hours; in 1919, work was made compulsory

What occured as a result of the Civil War?

Hyperinflation, conscription, and abolishment of trade

The industrial workforce declined from __________ in ____, to _________ in ____

3 million, 1917, 1.2 million, 1922

What % of food came from the black market during WC?

60%

What demonstrated the agricultural failures of WC?

1921 harvest was only 46% of 1913 harvest

What happened in rural areas as a result of the agricultural failures of WC?

Famine led to the death of 6 million

When was the Kronstadt mutiny?

March 1921

When was the Tambov rebellion?

Between 1920-21

When did Lenin introduce NEP?

1921

By how much did grain production rise as a result of NEP?

37 million tons in 1921 to 77 million in 1926

What campaign did NEP support?

Lenin’s electrification campaign

What did Lenin argue NEP would allow the communists to do?

“Build socialism with capitalist hands”

What was industrial production like in 1926?

Recovered to 1913 levels

When did the scissors crisis happen?

1923

What were “Nepmen” labelled by the CP as?

Parasites