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WorksheetsThe Rise of Stalin
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Before Lenin died, he left a Testament for his communist party. What is a testament?
Savings plan
Public declaration
Will
Retrenchment letter
Why was Lenin's Testament not published during the next Party Congress?
Lenin wanted to have Trotsky removed from his position as the leader of the Red Army
Lenin wanted NEP to be replaced by left-wing economic policies again
Lenin wanted to rename the communist party
Lenin criticised all the key members of the Politburo and it would make the leaders look bad
As a result, Stalin retained his position as Secretary-General in the party. Later, he established a Troika alliance. What is the purpose of the Troika alliance?
To prevent Trotsky from becoming the next leader after Lenin
To stop the NEP and switch to proper communist policies
To attack the factions within the Party
To organise Lenin's funeral and build a cult of Lenin
Which of the following 2 politburo members were part of the troika alliance with Stalin?
Nikolai Bukharin
Lev Kamenev
Alexei Rykov
Grigory Zinoviev
Trotsky was unpopular among the members of the Politburo. Which of the following 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 was the leader of the Red Army
Trotsky had criticised Lenin's Testament
What did Trotsky and Stalin believe in respectively?
'Permanent Revolution', 'Socialism in One Country'
'Permanent Revolution', 'Communism Everywhere'
'Socialist Revolution', 'Permanent Revolution'
'Socialism in One Country', 'Permanent Revolution'
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 proposed to get rid of NEP
There were many published photos of Stalin having meetings with Lenin in the party newspaper Pravda
Which of the following correctly show the process that Stalin took to exploit the division within the Party to gain power?
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
What did Stalin's manipulative character result in?
He eliminated all his political opponents and competitors.
He showed people that Lenin 'wanted' him to be the next leader.
He had complete control over the ways the Party worked.
He allied himself with different ideological groups to achieve what he wanted.
