If Joseph Stalin had set lower production quotas for his first Five-Year Plan, he would have

Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan set very high production quotas, and the drive to meet them required intense labor and caused hardship for workers. If the quotas had been lower, the recorded achievements would likely have looked less dramatic, but workers would have faced less pressure and suffering. Therefore, the best choice is “achieved less impressive results, but at less cost to workers.”

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