War Communism and NEP (new economic policy)
-Summer of 1918 War Communism was instituted
-Industry was nationalized
-Compulsory labour was brought in
-private trade was suppressed
-Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except care essentials
New Economic Policy (NEP)
**after they won war Lenin realized....
-By 1921 Lenin realized war communism was not causing a recovery
-he brought in the NEP
-which allowed small amounts of capitalism
-peasants could sell surplus
-some private trade was permitted
-small factories could be purchased by a co-operative for private ownership
-some parts of the industry began to recover under the NEP
-Industry was nationalized
-Compulsory labour was brought in
-private trade was suppressed
-Peasants were forced to hand over their entire produce except care essentials
New Economic Policy (NEP)
**after they won war Lenin realized....
-By 1921 Lenin realized war communism was not causing a recovery
-he brought in the NEP
-which allowed small amounts of capitalism
-peasants could sell surplus
-some private trade was permitted
-small factories could be purchased by a co-operative for private ownership
-some parts of the industry began to recover under the NEP
What if Lenin's NEP was allowed to continue for several decades as he wanted?
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What would Russia be like today if the New Economic Policy was not introduced?
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Summary: War communism was introduced, resulting in industry being nationalized, compulsory labour and peasants were forced to hand over produce. However, war communism was not causing recovery so Lenin brought in NEP.
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