To What Extent Was Stalin's First Five-Year Plan Successful"

With the start of Stalin's reign began an epoch of great industrial prosperity and increased agricultural system productivity. According to Stalin's first Five Year Plan in 1928-1923, the Soviet Union was to increase industry by surpassing all countries in the productions such as, the mining of oil, coal, steel and iron ores. In additions, Stalin planned to increase agricultural output by making efficient use of machinery in big and small farms. The aim of this investigation is to research and determine to what extent was Stalin's first Five Year Plan successful in increasing the nation's prosperity in both the industrial and agricultural aspects. In addition, the successfulness of the plan will not only be assessed in achieving its main goals but also its successfulness in making the Soviet Union a greater nation and at what...