First Five Year Plan (jan 1, 1928 – dec 31, 1932)
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Forced more than 100 million peasants off their small farms and into collectives
Rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture
Emphasis on production of energy and construction materials such as coal, oil, electricity, iron, steel and cement
established a strong engineering industry with significant growth, but failed in other sectors
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