The process of building a massive, technically advanced industrial base.

Increasing the number of industrial workers (the "proletariat") to strengthen the party's social base. 3. Sources of Funding for Industrialization

Using both the genuine drive of "Stakhanovite" workers and the forced labor of the GULAG system. 4. Analyzing the Results of the "Great Break" Positive Outcomes Negative Consequences

Creation of entire new industries (aviation, chemical, automotive). Extreme shortage of consumer goods and food. Elimination of unemployment in the short term. Drastic drop in the standard of living for most citizens. Military-industrial self-sufficiency achieved. Total destruction of the traditional peasant way of life.

According to the Great Break Overview , the primary objectives were:

Eliminating reliance on imported machinery from the West.