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Impact of Soviet Command Economy on Heavy Industry & Communist Governments in Eastern Europe

Learn about the consequences of Soviet command economy on heavy industry, emphasizing Stalin's plan, economic results, and developments like power plants, space technology. Explore the influence of post-Stalin leaders, including Khrushchev and Brezhnev, on consumer goods production and agricultural expansion. Identify the Eastern European countries under Soviet control post-WWII, their Communist governments, and resistance efforts against Soviet dominance.

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Impact of Soviet Command Economy on Heavy Industry & Communist Governments in Eastern Europe

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  1. Heavy Industry What were the results of the Soviet Union's command economy and its emphasis on heavy industry? • Stalin's economic plan • Production of goods for export • Use of incoming capital to buy machinery and technology • Results • New power plants, canals, and factories • 40% increase in industrial production • Development of Soviet hydrogen bomb and space satellite • Lack of consumer goods • Housing shortage

  2. Heavy Industry • Post-Stalin leaders • Khrushchev: Tried to encourage consumer-goods production and agricultural expansion • Brezhnev: Continued emphasis on heavy industry • Results • Huge state bureaucracy, leading to inefficiency and indifference • Failure of collective agriculture due to lack of incentive to produce

  3. Communist Governments in Eastern Europe Which parts of Eastern Europe were under Soviet control following World War II? • At end of WWII, most of Eastern Europe and Balkans occupied by Soviet army • Soviet satellite states: East Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia • Had Communist governments under Soviet control • Eliminated noncommunist political parties • Set up institutions of repression: secret police, military forces • Instituted Soviet-style five-year plans, with emphasis on heavy industries and collectivized agriculture and few consumer goods

  4. Communist Governments in Eastern Europe • Albania: Communist government, but independent of Soviets • Yugoslavia: Independent Communist government led by Tito, avoiding Soviet control

  5. Resistance to Soviet Control How did countries resist Soviet control? What was the Soviet response to resistance?

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