Stalinism Quiz

What type of economy did Stalin replace NEP with in order to speed up the industrialization of the Soviet Union?

• Free-Market Economy

• Command Economy

• Mixed Economy

• Capitalist Economy

Which of these was NOT an issue with the 5 Year Plans?

• Many of the goods produced were low quality

• The increased economic activity did not improve living standards for the average worker

• The focus on improving heavy industry meant there were very few consumer goods produced

• Overproduction of goods caused out of control inflation

What was the goal of Collectivization?

• Increase food production in order to increase food stores in case of future food shortages

• Redistribute land from rich landowners to poor peasants and allow them to sell extra food for profit in order to stabilize the economy

• Achieve government control over the food supply to ensure that the food was sent to the cities or sold to buy factory equipment

• Solve the disputes between farmers by working out a system where they share common land while keeping their own private farms

What are gulags?

• Extermination camps for Jews and other undesirable groups

• Mobile factories that can be taken apart and reassembled quickly

• Collective farms

• Prison work camps usually located in Siberia

Which region of the Soviet Union was hurt the worst by the Holodomor or "Terror Famine"?

• Ukraine

• Russia

• Belarus

• Poland