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Theme 3: USSR Controlling The People
Theme 3: USSR Controlling The People
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As part of the History 'A' level course
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1
Which of these is NOT true about the Stalin Cult of Personality?
The great river Volga was renamed The Great Stalin River
His statues were always large even though he was actually 5 foot 6
Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad
His old family home in Georgia was turned into a tourist attraction/shrine
2
What style is this?
Avant Garde
High Culture
Socialist Realism
Cult of the' little man'
3
Which one of these is true?
Until 1964 there were only two radio stations
Until 1964 there was only one radio station
Radio was banned until 1930
The BBC was allowed to broadcast radio programmes in USSR
4
The Republics with mainly Islamic people living there were also affected by secularism. Which is the odd one out?
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
5
Communism is secular. What does this mean?
Only accepts one religion
Not connected with religious and spiritual matters
Accepts all religion
Only believing in one God
6
What was Khrushchev talking about when he said...'it's as if I have gas in my stomach'?
Modern Art
Rock and Roll
Jazz
Onions
7
Who first said religion was 'the opium of the masses.'?
Marx
Stalin
Lenin
Trololo
8
Who or what were refuseniks?
Soviet jews who wished to leave USSR
Soviet Muslims who wished to leave USSR
Soviet Communists who wished to leave USSR
Soviet Orthodox Christians who wished to leave USSR
9
Specialist magazines sprung up to cater for different groups and were popular. Which one is real?
Lenin's favourite pipes monthly
Capitalist Baseball News
Sovetskii Sport
Potato News
10
The correct order please...
Dzerzhinsky, Yezhov, Yagoda, Beria, Andropov
Dzerzhinsky, Yagoda, Yezhov, Beria, Andropov
Yagoda, Dzerzhinsky, Beria, Yezhov, Andropov
Dzerzhinsky, Beria, Andropov, Yagoda,Yezhov
11
Lenin was embalmed and his body was publicly put on show until the end of the USSR
True
False
12
To convince the population that religion was untrue an organisation was set up called...?
The League of the Militant Godless
The League of Militant Reality
The League of Orthodox Reality
The League of Secular Reality
13
This is...?
Stalinist Brickies
Stalinist Baroque
Stalinist Rock
Stalinist Deco
14
Cult of Personality: Which one of these was Stalin officially NOT called?
The Great Father of Communism
Brilliant Genius of Humanity
Gardener of Human Happiness
The Great Baker of the People's buns
15
The Criminal Code of 1960...?
Limited the powers of the KGB
Gave the KGB more powers
Allowed international observers into all courtrooms
Allowed the courts to allow no defence for the accused
16
'Octoberings' were...?
Type of cakes eaten to celebrate the revolution each year
A punishment beating for priests
A replacement for Christian baptisms
Annual presents given to neighbours and friends to celebrate the revolution
17
The Secret Police set up in 1917 was called the...?
FSB
NKVD
KGB
Cheka
18
What was the name given to artists who were not communists but were sympathetic to the October Revolution?
Fellow Workers
Fellow Yellows
Fellow Travellers
Fellow Comrades
19
The guiding principle of publications after the Bolsheviks gained control was...?
Glasnost
Russlit
Partiinost
Glavlit
20
Televisions: The mass communication method. Which of these is true about USSR?
In 1950 there were only 10,000 TVs in the whole country
By 1985 there were two TV channels in USSR
Eduard Khil (Trololo) appeared on TV in the 1970s and was very popular
By 1958 there were 3 million TVs in USSR
21
Who never headed the Secret Police?
Andropov
Dzerzhinsky
Yoda
Yezhov
22
A special government department was set up in 1917 by the Bolsheviks called...?
The Commissariat of Culture
The Commissariat of Enlightenment
The Commissariat of Truth
The Commissariat of Knowledge
23
Who did Stalin introduce to President Roosevelt as 'Our Himmler'?
Yagoda
Yezhov
Beria
Andropov
24
Gulags were not just to control the people. They were also used for the economy. Which statement is true?
Gulags were banned by Khrushchev
Gulags had schools for child prisoners
By 1950 one third of the country's gold and wood was produced by gulags
Gulags gave all prisoners 'worker's contracts' to encourage productivity
25
Article 70 was...?
A law that allowed 70 witnesses to be a maximum
A law to allow any lawyer access to any files for their client
The law of 1970 that allowed people to leave USSR if they were ill
'Anti Soviet agitation and propaganda' to be officially criminalised
26
Which one of these was NOT a Party controlled publication?
Pravda
Gazzetta
Izvestiya
Trud
27
Under Brezhnev three radio stations existed. One allowed some foreign music and was popular with the youth called...?
Radio Truth (Pravda)
Radio Love (Lyubit)
Radio Lighthouse (Maiak)
Radio Labour (Trud)
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What does USSR stand for?
United Socialist Special Republics
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Soviet Socialist Republics
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
