The New Economic Policy (NEP) was characterized by which of the following?
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Correct answer: A partial state capitalism allowing private trade and limited farming
Lenin described the NEP as a 'strategic retreat.' By allowing peasants to sell surplus grain for profit, the policy successfully stabilized the economy and ended the post-war famine.
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