Industrial and agricultural change in the USSR, 1917–1985 (Edexcel A Level History: Route E: Communist states in the twentieth century): Exam Questions

Exam code: 9HI0

2 hours7 questions
1
20 marks

How accurate is it to say that the failure of central planning played a significant role in the decline of the Soviet economy in the years 1964–85?

2
20 marks

How far do you agree that the benefits of Stalin's economic policies outweighed the costs in the years 1928–50?

3
20 marks

How far do you agree that the successes of Soviet economic policy outweighed the failures in the years 1945–64?

4
20 marks

How far do you agree that the failures of Soviet economic policy outweighed the successes in the years 1917-53?

5
20 marks

How accurate is it to say that the Bolsheviks' poor handling of the economy was the main reason for the difficulties faced by the Soviet regime in the years 1917–28?

6
20 marks

How far do you agree that the successes of Soviet industrial policy outweighed the failures in the years 1953–85?

7
20 marks

How far do you agree that the successes of Soviet economic policy outweighed the failures in the years 1921–41?