War communism
Notes
- War communism instituted in the summer of 1918
- Industry was nationalized
- Compulsory labor, you had to work for the war cause
- Private trade was suppressed
- Peasants were forced to hand over produced except essentials
- War communism instituted in the summer of 1918
- Industry was nationalized
- Compulsory labor, you had to work for the war cause
- Private trade was suppressed
- Peasants were forced to hand over produced except essentials
Quote: "It was the war and the ruin that forced us into War Communism"- Lenin
Political Cartoon
BIG Question
Was war communism necessary, what if it was not implemented?
Summary
As a plan to boost the efforts of the war and to have a better chance at victory, War Communism was introduced and with it many rules and hardships were forced on people like compulsory labor and the suppression of private trading, peasants had to also give up extra produce and could only keep the essentials.
Was war communism necessary, what if it was not implemented?
Summary
As a plan to boost the efforts of the war and to have a better chance at victory, War Communism was introduced and with it many rules and hardships were forced on people like compulsory labor and the suppression of private trading, peasants had to also give up extra produce and could only keep the essentials.