Joseph Stalin Power and Control

Stalin used the practice of _________________ to control and limit the ideas and media Soviet citizens were exposed to.

• Propaganda

• Indoctrination

• Censorship

What forms of propaganda did Stalin take advantage of to spread his messages? Check all that apply.

• Radio

• Posters

• Movies

• Education

• All of the above

Immediately after taking power, Stalin eliminated Lenin's economic policy and created what new economic plan?

• Command Policy

• Collectivize Policy

• New Economic Policy

• Five Year Plans

To benefit the economy, Stalin decided to create large government owned farms and eliminate private farming. What was this strategy known as?

• Communist Farms

• Collective Farms

• Independent Farms

• Gulags

The Great Purge was a campaign to eliminate what?

• Communist followers

• Anyone who promoted Fascism.

• Any opposition to Stalin's power

• Shortages of food and housing

What is a totalitarian state?

• An economy with private ownership of business

• A state in which people have control over their land and business

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

• A state in which the working class is glorified

Which form of government practiced during the early 1900s, involved the ideas of state owned property and promoted a revolution by the workers?

• Democracy

• Communism

• Fascism

• Capitalism

A major goal of Stalin's economic plans were to

• Encourage communist revolutions is the colonies of the European powers

• Expand the Soviet Union’s borders to include warm-water ports

• Transform the Soviet Union into a leading industrial power

• Reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the Western Hemisphere

While Stalin focused on industrial production, what did NOT get made?

• Weapons

• Transportation

• Consumer Goods

• Building infrastructure

True or False: The United States government is similar to a totalitarian government.

• True

• False