if joseph stalin had set lower production quotas for his first five-year plan, he would have\nwon more…

if joseph stalin had set lower production quotas for his first five-year plan, he would have\nwon more public support for his command economy.\nachieved better results and conserved resources.\nachieved less impressive results, but at less cost to workers.\nmet his goals, but workers would have worked longer hours.

if joseph stalin had set lower production quotas for his first five-year plan, he would have\nwon more public support for his command economy.\nachieved better results and conserved resources.\nachieved less impressive results, but at less cost to workers.\nmet his goals, but workers would have worked longer hours.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

Stalin's first Five - Year Plan had very high production quotas, which led to harsh working conditions and resource over - exploitation. If the quotas were lower, the results in terms of production volume might be less impressive (since the original quotas were set to achieve large - scale rapid industrialization), but the cost to workers (like harsh labor, shortages, etc.) would be reduced as there would be less pressure to meet extremely high targets.

  • Option 1: Lower quotas wouldn't necessarily win more public support for the command economy as the command economy's support wasn't just about quota levels.
  • Option 2: The original plan's "results" were achieved through extreme measures. Lower quotas wouldn't mean "better" results in the sense of the original plan's industrialization pace, and it's not clear resources would be conserved in a way that leads to better overall results.
  • Option 4: If quotas are lower, it's less likely he would meet the original (high) goals, and workers wouldn't need to work longer hours with lower quotas.

Answer:

C. achieved less impressive results, but at less cost to workers.