Russia's Power Struggle from 1924

When did Lenin die?

• 1924

• 1918

• 1953

• 1921

Who formed a triumvirate after Lenin's death? There are 3 answers.

• Trotsky

• Stalin

• Zinoviev

• Kamenev

Who did the triumvirate target and attempt to isolate?

• Trotsky

• Stalin

• Zinoviev

• Kamenev

True or false? "Marxist ideology suggested that the USRR needed individual leadership."

• True

• False

Which statement best describes the political situation in the Soviet Union immediately after Lenin's death?

• The nation adopted a constitutional monarchy
• Trotsky and his followers assumed full control of the Communist Party
• Popular elections were held to choose a new General Secretary
• A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders

Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"?

• Karl Marx
• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Leon Trotsky

Who succeeded Lenin as the leader of the Soviet Union?

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Putin

What was the main economic policy implemented during Lenin's leadership?

• New Economic Policy

• Five Year Plan

• Perestroika

• Glasnost

When Lenin finally realized the true state of the Russian Economy, he implemented the __________ in order to gain more money for the average farmer and worker within Russia.

• Lenin's Communism
• Marx's Communism
• War Communism

• New Economic Policy

True or false? Trotsky was an excellent orator.

• True

• False