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True or False: Lenin died in 1924

True

How many people were killed in Stalin's purges?

750,000

What were the Purges?

Removal of opposition by Stalin's regime from 1934-38

True or False: New industrial towns, new dams and new railways were all part of the Five Year Plans.

True

Who was Stalin's main rival for power after the death of Lenin? 1. Trotsky 2. Rasputin 3. Tsar Nicholas

1. Trotsky

Cult of Personality

The result of an effort which is made to create an idealized and heroic image of a glorious leader, often through unquestioning flattery and praise.

What were the Five-Year Plans?

The Five-Year Plans were Stalin's plan of industrialization for Russia.

What did teachers encourage their students to do?

Inform if parents were anti-Stalin

How did Stalin control his people?

Controlling of religious activities, ensuring education promoted Stalin & his achievements, Cult of Personality.

Who were Stalin's secret police?

NKVD

Name one consequence of Collectivisation

Use of new farming methods/Man-made famine in Ukraine/Loss of food production/Chaos in rural areas.

What is Communism?

Communism is a system of Gov. where the state controls all aspects of the economy, limited rights for its people.

What is Collectivisation?

Joining of small, unproductive farms together to create large, state-owned farms

What were the Show Trials?

A staged trial held in public to influence popular opinion.

What was the USSR?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

What is a Gulag?

A Soviet labour camp.

Describe life in the gulag

Life in the gulag was tough, long working hours, created many beneficial things for the USSR, e.g. White Water Canal, Moscow underground, etc.

True or False: Russia overtook Britain and Germany in terms of share of world manufacturing output.

True

What is Propaganda?

Propaganda is information, usually biased, used to promote a political point of view.

Why did Stalin introduce the Five-Year Plans?

To strengthen the country against attack.

Holodomor took place in what country?

Ukraine

By 1937, approx. how many Russians had been sent to Gulags?

18 million

What is a Dictator?

Someone who has gained total control over their country and uses a variety of means, like terror & propaganda, to control their people.

Name one thing the NKVD did to people throughout Stalin's reign.

Arrests in the middle of the night/Use of informers/Use of torture.

What was the name the Germans gave to their planned attack on the Soviet Union in 1941?

Operation Barbarossa

True or False: In the Five Year Plans output from heavy industry was not considered important and it decreased.

False

What are Kulaks?

Peasant farmers