Life Under Stalin

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Which goal did Joseph Stalin establish for the Soviet Union?

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becoming an industrial power

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Which statement about the Soviet economy under Joseph Stalin is accurate? The Soviet Union increased its power by developing heavy industry. The government reduced its role in planning industrial production. Farmers were encouraged to compete in a free market economy. A large selection of consumer goods became available in the Soviet Union.

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The Soviet Union increased its power by developing heavy industry.

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Forced famine in Ukraine (1932–1933) was a direct result of...

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Joseph Stalin’s collectivization

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What was the name of the work camps in Siberia where Stalin would send "enemies of the state"?

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Gulags

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What is a totalitarian state?

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a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private lives

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All are true regarding totalitarianism EXCEPT: Control of public and private life is key, Methods of control include police terror, indocrination, propaganda, and censorship, It incorporates dictatorship and one party rule.

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A weak and unappealing leader divides the people

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Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
• ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
Options: A. Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution, B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico, C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy, D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War

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Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution

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What was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?

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It forced Czar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.

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During Josef Stalin’s rule, Russians only had access to select information. This is an example of

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censorship.

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The Great Purge was a campaign to eliminate

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opposition to Stalin's power