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Joseph Stalin

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Stalin born?

a)

Georgia

b)

Belarus

c)

Ukraine

d)

Germany

2.

Stalin received a scholarship to study...

a)

Communism

b)

Priesthood

c)

Physics

d)

History

3.

What is Communism?

a)

A political system in which the wealth is equally divided among all citizens.

b)

A system of government in which the people choose their leader.

c)

A form of government in which a country is ruled by a religious leader.

d)

None of the choices are correct.

4.

Who were the Bolsheviks

a)

a group of revolutionaries

b)

Communists

c)

a group led by Vladimir Lenin

d)

all choices are correct

5.

What is a tsar/czar?

a)

a communist

b)

a militant

c)

a religious person

d)

a king

6.

How did Stalin raise money for the Bolsheviks?

a)

He stole money.

b)

He asked people to donate funds.

c)

He sold Bolshevik souvenirs.

d)

All choices are correct.

7.

When Stalin was young, Georgia was a part of the _________________.

a)

Russian Empire

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Austria-Hungary Empire

8.

In a communist country, the government owns

a)

nothing; it's all private property.

b)

farms, factories, and mines.

c)

only farms.

d)

only factories.

9.

After Stalin left school, he joined...

a)

the Communist Party.

b)

the Mensheviks.

c)

demonstrations and strikes.

d)

the army.

10.

The Bolsheviks wanted to overthrow the

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States

c)

Tsar/Czar

d)

German Empire

11.

True or False. The Bolshevik Revolution was unsuccessful.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Lenin was the first leader of the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: In 1922, Stalin became the dictator of the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Vladimir Lenin passed away in 1924.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Stalin and Trotsky both wanted to become the leader of the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: Vladimir Lenin wanted Stalin to rule the Soviet Union after he dies.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Joseph Stalin was a ruthless dictator responsible for the deaths of an estimated 20 million people.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Place the following events in order: a) The Bolshevik Revolution began; b) World War II ended; c) Lenin died

a)

A, B, C

b)

B, A, C

c)

A, C, B

d)

C, B, A

19.

Place the following events in chronological order: a) The Great Terror began; b) Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union; c) Stalin became the new leader of the Soviet Union

a)

A, B, C

b)

B, A, C

c)

C, A, B

d)

C, B, A

20.

Series of campaigns to get rid of anyone Stalin saw as a threat

a)

The Cultural Revolution

b)

The October Revolution

c)

The Great Purge

d)

The Reign of Terror

21.

Which of the following did Joseph Stalin do to stay in power?

a)

He encouraged citizens to spy on each other.

b)

He expanded the powers of the secret police.

c)

He had millions of people killed or sent to the Gulag, labor camps.

d)

He created a Cult of Personality and had history books rewritten.

e)

All answer choices are correct.