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Stalin in Power

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  • Q1
    When was Stalin born?
    1870
    1878
    1883
    1900
    60s
  • Q2
    What does 'Stalin' mean?
    Man of Iron
    Man of Steel
    Miner
    True Communist
    60s
  • Q3
    What did Stalin train to be before joining the Bolshevik party?
    A priest
    A miner
    A steelworker
    A teacher
    60s
  • Q4
    Why did Stalin take the position of Party Secretary in 1922?
    Lenin made him
    He was the most popular choice
    Other leading Bolsheviks had turned it down
    In democratic and fair party elections, Stalin won by a small majority
    60s
  • Q5
    What did Stalin use the post of General Secretary to do?
    Hoard as much money as possible without anyone noticing
    Gain respect and enhance his reputation within the party
    Get support from leading bolsheviks
    Find out everything that was going on and fill all posts with his supporters
    60s
  • Q6
    In 1922, Lenin wrote a 'political testament' - what two suggestions did this make?
    Communism had been a failure, and the country should adopt Social Democracy
    Everyone should read Animal Farm, as it was a great book
    Trotsky should be the next leader, and senior Bolsheviks should find a way to get rid of Stalin
    Stalin should be the next leader
    60s
  • Q7
    Between 1924 and 1929 how did Stalin managed to force leading Bolsheviks out of power?
    Unfortunate 'accidents' and 'tragic incidents' befell Stalin's rivals
    He sided with one group, and then another, gradually isolating the other leading Bolsheviks
    He had them arrested and sentenced to death
    Using his previous newspaper experience, 'revelations' were published destroying the reputations of his rivals
    60s
  • Q8
    Who was Stalin's main target for 'removal from power'?
    Bukharin
    Kamenev
    Zinoviev
    Trotsky
    60s
  • Q9
    Who was murdered in December 1934?
    Trotsky
    Bukharin
    Zinoviev
    Kirov
    60s
  • Q10
    As a result of the murder, Stalin initiated 'The Purges' - what were they?
    A democratically elected authority to murder anyone who opposed the Soviet leader
    A new healthy eating and fitness drive to cut heart disease
    A means of removing any perceived opposition
    Elections to get rid of party members who didn't support Stalin
    60s
  • Q11
    Who suffered as a result of 'The Purges'?
    Foreign citizens suspected of being spies, Tsarist supporters and terrorists. Each person suspected had to go through a long judicial process to make sure of their guilt
    No-one
    Anyone who had failed to follow orders and consequently found guilty in the independent courts of law
    Bolshevik leaders, poets, scientists, managers of industries that failed to meet targets, senior officers in the Red Army and Red Navy, and ordinary citizens
    60s
  • Q12
    As part of 'The Purges' what were leading Bolsheviks given?
    The chance to confess openly and fairly. If this was done they were then set free and given an official 'Stalin pardon'
    'Show Trials' where they were forced to confess to ridiculous crimes which they could not possibly have committed
    Promotions and luxury goods
    A long 'holiday' in Siberia
    60s

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