This is false. There were several Five Year Plans in the Soviet Union, but the original Five Year Plan was pursued by Stalin, who sought to collectivize the agricultural system in order to speed up industrialization.
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The increase in trade during the Renaissance led to an Age of Exploration. During this era of discovery, European explorers searched for new trade routes to Asia, new people to convert to Christianity, and new lands to conquer in the name of their kings at home. ... These changes led to the “rise” of Western Europe.
