Quiz Topic 12/ Ln 7 Stalin & Soviet Union

In what ways did Stalin’s terror tactics harm the Soviet Union?

•   The country lost many intellectual and military leaders.

•  Industrial production slowed dramatically.

• Lawlessness and violence plagued the entire nation

• Civil war threatened Stalin’s government

The ____ operated international relations for the Soviet Union from 1913-1943. It was also known as the Third International. They advocated world communism by supporting communist revolutionary activities in Europe and Germany. This organization was succeeded by the Cominform in 1947, which continued the 'Cold War' against the United States.

• Socialist International
• League of Nations
• Workers' Party
• Communist International (Comintern)

• International Workers' Association

Stalin tried to boost morale and faith in the communist system by making himself a godlike figure. He tried to do this by distributing propaganda, censoring opposing ideas, imposing Russian culture on minorities, and replacing religion with communist ideology. He used propaganda as a tool to build up a "___ __ ____" around himself.

• personality cult
• revolutionary leader
• cultural icon
• political dynasty
• heroic narrative

Under Stalin, hundreds of thousands of the Soviet people were convicted of crimes like espionage, wrecking, sabotage, agitation, and conspiracy, often without a trial. These people were sentenced to ___, a system of brutal labor and concentration camps.

• Internment

• Reeducation

• Shibuya

• Gulag
• Ghettos

The period between 1937 and 1938 was known as the ____ ____ , with Stalin's paranoia becoming extreme, giving his officers execution quotas. It is estimated that about 1.6 million people were arrested, most of which were executed or died in a labor camp. (Capitalize the first letters)

• Great Terror
• Red Revolution
• Stalin's Purge
• Cold War
• Great Famine

What was it called when Stalin periodically had his "enemies" killed?

• exterminations

• wipeouts

• purges

• eradications

• programs

The Soviet Union developed a ____ ____, in which government officials made all basic economic decisions. By contrast, in a capitalist system, the free market determines most economic decisions.

• free market economy
• mixed economy
• command economy
• laissez-faire system
• socialist economy

The government controlled what books were published, what music was heard, and which artworks were displayed. Stalin required artists and writers to follow a style called ___ ___. Its goal was to show Soviet life in a positive light and promote hope in socialist future.

• Revolutionary Modernism
• Cultural Realism
• Proletarian Expressionism
• Bolshevik Impressionism

• Socialist Realism

Joseph Stalin was caught by the Russian police and sentenced for his revolutionary activities in 1913. He was sentenced to four years of exile in ____ , an inhospitable region of eastern Russia.

• St. Petersburg
• Moscow
• Volga
• Siberia
• Kiev

Joseph Stalin transformed the Soviet Union into a modern superpower and successfully lead the country through World War II. This, however, came at immense cost. It is estimated that between 1930 and 1952, over ____ people of the Soviet Union had been shot, imprisoned, or subjected to internal exile by Soviet officials under the direction of Stalin. (The answer is at timestamp 26.07)

• 5 million
• 10 million
• 2 million

• 15 million
• 26 million