The speech as a whole is best understood in the context of which of the following historical developments?

(A) Stalin’s drive to motivate Soviet industry for the Winter War with Finland (B) Stalin’s push to make the Soviet Union a nuclear nation (C) Stalin’s implementation of five-year plans for the Soviet economy (D) Stalin’s purges of dissidents and other political prisonersExplanation: Stalin’s speech is an exhortation to the managers of industry to quicken the pace of production and technological advancement. Eliminate (A) because the speech mentions nothing of offensive war. Eliminate (B) because the development of a Soviet nuclear bomb occurred much later than the speech. Eliminate (D) because the speech makes no mention of political prisoners or dissenters. Choice (C) is the answer.