The Power Struggle in the USSR

According to Karl Marx, who were the 'haves' in society?

• The government officials

• The peasants

• The capitalists

• The working class

What did Marx predict would happen in the workers' revolution?

• The workers would overthrow the government

• The workers would become capitalists

• The workers would join the ruling class

• The workers would form their own political party

What did Marx call the period of strict rule by the workers' leaders?

• New Economic Policy

• Dictatorship of the proletariat

• Communism

• Socialism

Who took control of the government in the USSR in 1917?

• The workers

• The peasants

• The capitalists

• The military

What was the main cause of the split in the Politburo in 1924?

• Power struggle for leadership

• Disagreement over the future of the economy

• Differences in political ideology

• Personal conflicts between the members

What was Trotsky's theory of Permanent Revolution?

• Spreading Communism to other countries

• Continuing Lenin's New Economic Policy

• Building a strong economy in the USSR

• Expanding industry as fast as possible

What theory did Stalin propose to prioritize the USSR's development?

• New Economic Policy

• Socialism in One Country

• Permanent Revolution

• War Communism

Who did Stalin join forces with to drive out Trotsky and his supporters?

• The peasants

• The Left Opposition

• The Rightists

• The military

What happened to Trotsky after he was expelled from the Party?

• He formed his own political party

• He went into hiding

• He was exiled from the USSR

• He was imprisoned

How did Stalin ensure that Trotsky's influence was erased from the USSR?

• By removing his name from official publications

• By destroying photographs of him

• By purging his supporters from the Party

• All of the above