Stalin Quiz

In what country was Stalin born?

• Russia
• Georgia
• France
• Ukraine

What does "Stalin" mean in Russian?

• Man of Ice
• Man of Steel
• Man of Fire
• Man of Plastic

True or False?  Stalin was a very important leader during the Russian Revolution?

• False
• True

Who died in 1924 creating a power struggle in Russia?

• Alexander Kerensky
• Czar Nicholas II
• Vladimir Lenin
• Leon Trotsky

What did Stalin call his rapid programs that were an effort to try to catch Russia up with the rest of the world in terms of industrialization?

• 5 Day Plans
• 5 Month Plans
• 5 Year Plans
• 5 Decade Plans

What was the name of the ethnic group that Stalin accused of sabotage and tried to eliminate?

• The Kulaks
• The Turks
• The Dutch
• The Magyars

Starting in 1932, what nation saw a horrendous (really bad) famine that may have killed as many as 7 million people?

• Ukraine
• Mongolia
• Estonia
• Latvia

If Stalin saw you as a threat to his power, what would he do to you?

• Pay you to stay silent
• Eliminate you
• Send you to Canada
• Give you a higher position in the government to keep you happy

Where was Leon Trotsky when he was hunted down and assassinated?

• USA
• Canada
• Mexico
• Panama

Which of the following is true about Stalin?

• He would erase people he did not like from photographs
• He would send political enemies into space, never to return
• He would allow people to say bad things about him due to freedom of speech
• He was a good and loving husband and father