Stalin demanded 100% increase in coal production, 200% increase in iron production,and 335% increase in electric power. Stalin claimed that if rapid industrialization didn't take place soon, that the Soviet Union wouldn't be able to defend itself against an invasion from capitalist countries in the west. Then, people failed to reach the required target for production, they were publicly criticized and humiliated. Some of the workers just couldn't cope with the pressure of working. Absenteeism began to increase all over the Soviet Union. Records were then kept of all the workers' lateness, absenteeism, and bad workmanship. If a person's record was poor, they could be found guilty or accused in a court for sabotaging Stalin's Five Year Plan. They could be shot or sent to work as forced labour in the Baltic Sea Canal or the Siberian
Stalin demanded 100% increase in coal production, 200% increase in iron production,and 335% increase in electric power. Stalin claimed that if rapid industrialization didn't take place soon, that the Soviet Union wouldn't be able to defend itself against an invasion from capitalist countries in the west. Then, people failed to reach the required target for production, they were publicly criticized and humiliated. Some of the workers just couldn't cope with the pressure of working. Absenteeism began to increase all over the Soviet Union. Records were then kept of all the workers' lateness, absenteeism, and bad workmanship. If a person's record was poor, they could be found guilty or accused in a court for sabotaging Stalin's Five Year Plan. They could be shot or sent to work as forced labour in the Baltic Sea Canal or the Siberian