Rise of Joseph Stalin

When did the Russian Revolution happen?

• 1897

• 1917

• 1920

• 1924

Lenin led a group of revolutionaries called _______________.

• Bolsheviks

• The Whites

• Politburo

• Provisional Government

Lenin died in the __________________

• 1924

• 1923

• 1922

• 1921

Stalin held the position of ______________ of the Central Committee.

• Chairman

• Secretary-General

• Supreme Leader

• Father of Soviet Union

Who were the "oppressed poor" as Marx called them?

• Proletariat
• Bourgeoisie
• Soviets
• Slaves

The bourgeoisie were

• the "oppressed poor"

• the thriving middle class

• the owners of the means of production (the rich)

• the strong working class

General Secretary of the Communist Party and successor to Lenin in 1924

• Leon Trotsky
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Alexander Kerensky
• Josef Stalin

In 1928 the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to _______________ with his 5 year plans.

• overthrow communism.

• industrialize his country.

• educate the peasants.

• increase trade.

In the Soviet Union under Stalin, family-owned farms were turned into ___________, or government owned farms.

• concentration camps

• collectives

• cooperatives

• factories

What is a dictator?

• Someone who helps a country in need
• Someone who gives control of the government to the people
• Someone who gains complete control of a country's government