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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
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1
The workers and peasants lived worse under the Bolsheviks than they did under the tsars.
True
False
2
In 1929, Stalin introduced his first 5-Year-Plan. The greatest increases were planned for
All of the above
machine tools
steel
coal
3
When Lenin died in 1924, a power struggle started between
none of the above
Stalin and Tsar Nicholas II
Stalin and Trotsky
Lenin and Stalin
4
Due to the mismanagement of the two farm systems, the 3-4% of land kept for peasants produced most of the country's food
False
True
5
The "terror famine" of 1932-1933 was the result of
All of the above
a poor harvest
the government's taking of peasants' grain for the cities and for export
Stalin's "war by starvation" policy where 5 million people or more died
6
Russian Marxists called themselves Social Democrats and split into two groups. They were called
none of the above
Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
Trotskevisks and Leninists
Napoleonists and Snowballists
7
The industrialization drive was based on the Marxist premise that the most efficient way to run an economy was through
planning
ignoring the economy
what's an economy?
all of the above
8
The Great Purge era is also called the Second Bolshevik Revolution
True
False
9
Despite all the losses, industrialization at record pace took place and, by 1930, Russia had built a
none of the above
modern industrial base
strong donut industry
strong armaments industry
10
The expansion of Soviet influence angered the West. For 45 years, the Soviet Union and U.S engaged in a conflict called
the Cold War
the Hot war
World War II
World War I
11
The 5-year-plan called for the collectivization of agriculture to get rid of 20 million peasants because
small peasant farming was inefficient
small peasants couldn't grow enough grain
the Bolsheviks saw peasants as millions of capitalists who were a threat
Stalin did not like peasants
12
According to Karl Marx, there could be no socialist revolution until the workers (proletariat) had become the majority.
True
False
13
The Bolshevik Party is renamed the Communist Party in 1918
True
False
14
Stalin's objective was to make the Soviet Union a modern industrial power by making extremely fast economic progress.
False
True
15
Russia's revolutionary movement first started from
the middle and lower classes
the workers
the peasants
all of these social groups
16
What tactics did Stalin use to gain and maintain power?
He used persuasion
all of the above
He used kindness
He used ruthlessness and exploited his opponents' weaknesses
17
Russia's revolutionary movement first started from
the peasants
all of these social groups
the middle and lower classes
the workers
18
Millions of peasants bitterly opposed the seizure of their land; Stalin sent millions of people to forced labor camps
True
False
19
Karl Marx's socialist vision contrasted with Stalin's vision in that
Stalin's Soviet Union ran on basis of coercion rather than cooperation
Marx believed the state would fade away; Stalin increased state control
Karl Marx believed society should run on the basis of cooperation
all of the above
20
What economic and political system did the middle classes in Russia want?
a system that is more centralized and supports equal distribution of wealth
a constitutional, democratic government
a purely capitalistic system with a decentralized government
Western-style capitalism
21
The Soviet Union gained territory and influence in
all of the above
most of Eastern Europe
the small Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
East Germany
22
Collectivization was a success and agricultural production actually increased
True
False
23
What was the Great Purge?
the execution of at least one million people
All of the above
a wave of arrests between 1934 and 1938 that consolidated Stalin's power
the killing of approximately seven million people in labor camps
24
Why did most Russians reject the capitalist system and constitutional democracy?
They felt that it caused inequality among people
They felt it increased poverty among many people
They felt that Western capitalist societies were controlled by the rich
all of the above
25
In the end, the Soviet regime won against the peasantry and two types of farm systems developed
Manor Farm
the collective farm, or kolkhoz
the state farm, or sovkhoz
Animal Farm
26
What did Stalin do to Trotsky?
Stalin promoted him to a high position in the government
Stalin accepted Trotsky as an ally
Stalin exiled Trotsky and then ordered his assassination
Stalin sent Trotsky to Siberia
27
World War II cost the Soviet Union at least 20 million lives but also increased its international power tremendously
True
False
