Question

What was Joseph Stalin’s goal in creating a command economy?

to gradually move to a market economy
to conserve limited resources
to shift resources toward necessities
to outproduce capitalist nations

Answer 1

to outproduce capitalist nations

Stalin’s command economy (Five-Year Plans, collectivization) aimed to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union, prioritize heavy industry and military production, and catch up with or surpass capitalist countries.