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WorksheetsRise of Stalin
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following was a reason for the Central Executive Committee (CEC)'s decision not to disclose Lenin's Testament?
Lenin wanted to remove Stalin as the Secretary-General
Stalin told the CEC not to make Lenin's Testament public
Lenin had criticised all the potential successors
Stalin was a bigger threat and more powerful than Trotsky
What was Lenin's advice in his Testament?
Stalin should be promoted to be the Secretary-General
Stalin should be removed as the Secretary-General
Trotsky should be promoted to be the head of the Red Army
Trotsky should be removed as the head of the Red Army
Which of the following 2 Communist Party members were part of the troika alliance with Stalin? (Hint on p.38)
Nikolai Bukharin
Lev Kamenev
Alexei Rykov
Grigory Zinoviev
Why was the non-disclosure of Lenin's Testament favourable to Stalin's rise?
Stalin was able to retain his position as the Secretary-General
Stalin's reputation was enhanced
Stalin was able to get rid of his main rival, Trotsky
Stalin was able to gain the support of the members of the Communist Party
Trotsky was unpopular among the members in the Politburo. Which of the following 2 statements are TRUE of his unpopularity?
Trotsky was never present for Politburo meetings
Trotsky was outspoken and often criticised the organisation and policies of the Communist Party.
Trotsky's "Permanent Revolution" proposed that the Soviet Union continued to promote and support communist revolutions in other countries
Trotsky had insulted Stalin consistently
Trotsky had criticised Lenin's Testament
Trotsky was seen as powerful and regarded as a threat by the other potential successors because he held the position as the head of the (a) .
Why was Trotsky's unpopularity advantageous to Stalin in the power struggle?
Trotsky would have a lot more support than Stalin
Stalin would be able to retain his position as Secretary-General
The potential successors would focus on getting rid of Trotsky rather than Stalin
Stalin would be able to ally with Trotsky and get Trotsky to support him
Which of the following is NOT an example of Stalin's manipulations?
Pretended to be close to Lenin
Making use of his power as the Secretary-General
Promoting "Permanent Revolution" in Soviet Union
Exploited the ideological division within the party
Which of the following actions helped Stalin to create the impression that he was close to Lenin? (Choose 3 actions)
Stalin appointed himself as the chief mourner
Stalin renamed Stalingrad as Leningrad
Stalin embalmed Lenin's body and displayed it in a mausoleum in the Red Square
Stalin scolded Trotsky for criticising Lenin's policies
Stalin gave Trotsky the wrong date of the funeral so that he would miss the funeral
How did Stalin's pretense to be close to Lenin help him in the power struggle to be the next leader of the Party?
He was seen as a natural successor to Lenin
He was able to amass a huge following to vote for him during the country's elections
He was able to eliminate all his rivals
He was regarded as the face of Communism
What was the power that Stalin had as the Secretary-General?
He was able to come up with policies of the Party
He published all Party newspapers
He had the authority to appoint and reassign Party members
He controlled the Party
How did Stalin make use of the power as Secretary-General against Trotsky?
He sacked Trotsky as the head of Cheka
He replaced the allies of Trotsky with his own within the Party
He gave Trotsky the wrong date for Lenin's funeral
He demoted Trotsky to become a normal member within the Party
Why was Stalin's use of his power as Secretary-General significant in the race to be the leader of the Communist Party?
He was able to amass a huge following to vote for him during the country's elections
He was able to increase his support base and influence within the Party
He was able to control the army
He would be seen as the natural successor to Lenin
Which of the following correctly show the process that Stalin took to exploit the division within the Party to gain power? (Hint in TB p.43)
Formed troika alliance to expel Trotsky; Allied with Radicals to eliminate Kamenev and Zinoviev; Allied with Moderates to eliminate Bukharin and Rykov
Allied with Radicals to eliminate Moderates, Allied with Moderates to eliminate Kamenev and Zinoviev, Formed troika alliance to expel Trotsky
Formed troika alliance to expel Trotsky; Allied with Moderates to eliminate Kamenev and Zinoviev, Allied with Radicals to eliminate Bukharin and Rykov
Allied with Moderates to eliminate Kamenev and Zinoviev, Formed troika alliance to expel Trotsky; Allied with Radicals to eliminate Bukharin and Rykov
How did Stalin's exploitation of the ideological division within the Party help him to rise to power?
He was able to gain supporters within the Party
He was able to show his was Lenin's choice to be successor
He was able to get rid of Trotsky
He was able to eliminate all his rivals
