Five-year plans (jan 1, 1928 – dec 31, 1940)

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exact date not give, only year is accurate
1st: 1928-1933
2nd: 1933-1937
3rd: 1937-1940

-generally perceived as a success, but targets set by Stalin often not met but,...
-propelled SU forward to become an industrial base for a powerful arms industry by 1941

Aims: Five-Year Plans aimed to rapidly industrialise the Soviet Union.
- Factories: to produce equipment for mechanisation of farming.
- Emphasis on heavy industries—coal, iron, steel and electricity.
- State set quotas for production.
- Working hours and wages of workers were fixed by the state.

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