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The bureaucratic and political branches of the USSR

orgburo and politburo

100

What event in 1924 led to Stalin's victory in the power struggle within the Soviet leadership, solidifying his position as the leader of the Communist Party?

Lenin's death / Lenin's funeral

100
What was the ruling political party in the Soviet Union before and during Stalin's rule?

The CPSU / Communist Party of the Soviet Union

100

This was the major economic consequences of Stalin's forced collectivization of agriculture in the early 1930s.

Famine / lack of food

100

Stalin was often pictured next to _____ to give him the clear position as the rightful successor.

Lenin

200

Sometimes described as.a "revolution from below," this ended Tsarist rule in 1917, which began as a series of protests against food shortages in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg).

The February Revolution of 1917

200

This term refers to Stalin's campaign of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union during the 1930s.

Great Purge / Great Terror

200

What political ideology did Stalin adhere to, emphasizing the need for a socialist state and the transition from capitalism to communism in a single country?

Socialism in One Country

200

How did Stalin's policies affect the traditional structure and lifestyle of peasants and farmers in the Soviet Union?

Displacement / loss of land / forced to move to cities

200

These labor camps contained around 3 million prisoners by 1939, and their prisoners played an important role in the building of roads and railways, timber production, and gold production.

Gulags

300

This was the second revolution of 1917, where the Bolsheviks seized key points in Petrograd and took control of government institutions and began a period of Civil War in Russia.

The October Revolution 

300

What were Stalin's economic policies aimed at rapidly industrializing the Soviet Union and collectivizing agriculture?

Five-Year Plans

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Stalin conducted _______ in the 1930s to eliminate political rivals. These were falsely staged legal proceedings where defendents were accused of anti-Soviet activities.

Show Trials

300

The first Five-Year Plans focused on ________.

Hard / heavy industry (coal, iron, steel, oil, electricity)

300

Stalin used a range of methods to enforce control, including the increased use of the secret police, known as the _ _ _ _ (4 letters).

The NKVD

400

Who led the Red Army to win the Russian Civil War? 

Leon Trosky

400

This term describes the extensive propaganda and praise surrounding Stalin, creating an image of him as a glorious leader.

Cult of Personality

400

In 1936, Stalin introduced a new ___________ that formalized the government structure.

Constitution

400

The second Five-Year plans focused on _______.

Infrastructure (dams, communication grids, networks, railways, etc.)

400
Richer, agricultural laborers who had previously benefited under the NEP were identified by Stalin as a group that needed to be removed. They were also accused of hoarding grain.

Kulaks

500

This early policy of Stalin's called to consolidate and modernize the Soviet Union, rather than concern itself with spreading revolution worldwide.

Socialism in One Country

500

This practice allowed the state to take control of the land and agricultural laborers then farmed it. The state took centralized control of grain production and distribution.

Collectivisation

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Stalin tasked this state planning organization (originally created by Lenin in 1921) to set overall targets for industries to be met during the Five-Year Plans.

GOSPLAN

500

The third Five-Year Plans focused on _________.

Consumer goods

500

People like _____ were used as model workers for other workers to look up and aspire to, but ultimately crated unrealistic expectations for workers.

Stakhanovites / Alexei Stakhanov