Stalin's Rise to Power

The people Stalin got rid of in order to become leader included

• Lenin

• Trotsky

• Kamenev

• Zinoviev

What did Lenin write in his Testament?

• Stalin should be removed from his position as General Secretary.

• The leaders of the communist party were criticised.

• Stalin should take over the USSR.

• Trotsky should be expelled from the party.

What were the weaknesses of Trotsky?

• Too arrogant.

• His support came from only a few groups of people such as the army.

• He disagreed with Lenin too often.

• Lenin felt Trotsky was not a leader.

Who was the man that founded the Soviet Union but died shortly after in 1924

• Czar Nicholas II
• Vladimir Lenin
• Josef Stalin
• Leon Trotsky

Prison/Forced work camps in the Soviet Union were called

• Concentration Camps
• Internment Camps
• Kulak Camps
• Gulags

Which of these actions did Stalin NOT do in order to rise to power

• utilise the cult of personality surrounding Lenin

• attend Lenin's funeral as a coffin bearer

• denounce Trotsky as a 'half-hearted' Bolshevik

• fund a documentary on why Stalin was the ultimate option for leader

Why did Lenin get rid of the Constituent Assembly?

• Because it had been created by the Provisional Government and was therefore part of the old ways.

• Because the Communist Party did not win the majority and Lenin did not intend to share power.

• Because Lenin felt any democratically determined body had no place in a communist Russia

• Because Lenin feared that Trotsky would win the support of the Constituent Assembly

Which of the following was not an outcome of the Kronstadt Mutiny?

• The mutineers were summarily executed by the Cheka or sent to concentration camps

• The mutiny helped convince Lenin to abandon the unpopular policies of War Communism

• The mutiny made the Soviet Government appear weak

• The mutiny was crushed by 50,000 Red Army soldiers on the night of 15-16 March 1921

Which of the following best describes the nature of the New Economic Policy (NEP), introduced in March 1921?

• A limited restoration of capitalism, with heavy industry remaining under government control

• A limited restoration of capitalism, but with the use of ration cards instead of cash

• A wartime economy, where all factories and trade were controlled by the government

• A complete restoration of capitalism and free trade in all sectors of the economy

Which of the following best describes why many Bolsheviks were unhappy with the New Economic Policy (NEP), introduced in March 1921?

• It was seen as a betrayal of the ideals of socialism and proletarian revolution

• It was an economic failure which did not improve production levels

• It was seen as undermining the alliance between the peasants and proletariat

• It made the party appear weak by giving in to the demands of peasants