Communism in the Soviet Union

Who was the first Premier of the Soviet Union?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Ronald Grigor Suny
• Sheila Fitzpatrick

What was Lenin's response to the famine and the issue of nationalization in the Soviet Union?

• Imposing state control over the economy
• Implementing a system of cruel labor camps
• Adopting a system of free market capitalism
• Waging class warfare against wealthy peasants

Who took power after Lenin passed away in 1924?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Ronald Grigor Suny
• Sheila Fitzpatrick

What was the result of Stalin's forced collectivization in Ukraine in the 1930s?

• Economic prosperity
• Increased agricultural production
• Deaths of around four million Ukrainians
• Implementation of a command economy

What system did Stalin use to consolidate and exercise power in the Soviet Union?

• Five Year plans
• Strategies of survival and advancement
• Little tactics of the habitat
• Purges and suppression

How does historian Ronald Grigor Suny describe the Soviet state under Stalin in the 1930s?

• Authoritarian and totalitarian
• Disorganized, inefficient, and unresponsive
• Highly centralized and efficient
• Adaptive and innovative

What impact did state intervention have on the lives of people in the Soviet Union under Stalin?

• It linked people's destinies to regime politics
• It led to economic prosperity
• It eliminated all forms of dissent
• It ensured people's loyalty to the Communist Party

How did people respond to the state's forced behaviors to survive in the Soviet Union under Stalin?

• They resisted and revolted
• They complied without question
• They acquired or invented skills to cope, adapt, and innovate
• They sought support from foreign powers

What does the text suggest about the limits of totalitarianism in the Soviet Union under Stalin?

• Totalitarianism was fully achieved under Stalin's rule
• Regular citizens played a minimal role in shaping the Soviet system
• People's ability to cope, adapt, and innovate challenged totalitarianism
• Totalitarianism led to economic prosperity and stability

What are the main differences between communism and fascism, as mentioned in the text?

• Communism is more totalitarian than fascism
• Fascism is more brutal than communism
• Communism focuses on state control of the economy, while fascism does not
• Fascism emphasizes free market capitalism, while communism does not