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WorksheetsRise of Stalin
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Vladimir Lenin led a revolutionary group to seize power and to turn Russia into a communist state. This group was known as the:
Bolsheviks
Mensheviks
Tsars
Leninists
Which of these is Stalin?
The common symbol of Communism is the hammer and sickle. The hammer represents the __________________ and the sickle represents the ________________________.
carpenters; doctors
doctors; carpenters
agricultural workers; factory workers
factory workers; agricultural workers
What is the name of the Soviet propaganda newspaper?
Prada
Prata
Pravda
Pranada
Which are the three main reasons why Stalin rose to power?
The Party did not disclose Lenin's Testament
Trotsky was unpopular in the Politburo
Stalin bribed his rivals
Stalin manipulated the Party
Why did the main Party members not want to disclose Lenin's Testament to the public after Lenin had died?
Lenin wrote fake news in the Testament and they did not want the public to think that Lenin was wrong.
Lenin praised Trotsky in the Testament and they did not want the public to know that Lenin favoured Trotsky.
Lenin criticized Stalin in the Testament they did not want the public to know that Lenin disliked Stalin.
Lenin criticized all of them in the Testament and they did not want to be embarrassed.
Which are the three reasons why Trotsky was unpopular in the Politburo?
Trotsky was very powerful and was seen as the biggest threat to his rivals
Trotsky criticized Lenin's New Economic Policy publicly and was seen as disloyal to Lenin
Trotsky's idea of spreading the revolution to the rest of the world was not convincing to the rest of the Party
Trotsky formed a powerful alliance with Kamenev, Zinoviev, and Stalin
Which of the following was NOT a method that Stalin used to pretend to be close to Lenin?
He organized Lenin's funeral
He was Lenin's right hand man
He gave Party members impression that Lenin favored and trusted him.
He gave Trotsky the wrong date for Lenin's funeral
Stalin was the Secretary-General of the Communist Party. Which of the following were THREE of the powers that he enjoyed?
He could get as much money as he wanted
He controlled the Cheka (secret police)
He could appoint and re-assign Party members
He could expel his rivals (e.g. Trotsky)
Which year did Stalin finish consolidating his power so that he could become the Supreme Leader of the USSR?
1927
1928
1929
1930
