Question

The purpose of Stalin's Five Year Plans was to

A transform the USSR from an agricultural into an industrial economy.
B strengthen the Red Army so that it could take back lost territories.
C reduce the massive poverty and improve the standard of living.
D drastically boost food production to end the widespread famines.​

Answer 1

A. Transform the USSR from an agricultural into an industrial economy.

This plan set forth the USSRs path of a major industrial powerhouse which would eventually help the Soviets beat the Germans during the Second World War by outproducing them in manufactured arms and vehicles.