WorksheetsDictators in the Soviet Union + More
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who is the Soviet dictator that came right after Vladimir Lenin?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
The dictators in the USSR (Soviet Union) are:
Fascist
Monarchist
Communist
What does Communism as a government emphasize?
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Government control over everything (this includes the economy)
The right for people to own private property
Select the item that Stalin does NOT use to maintain control over the people?
5 Year Plans, Fear & Intimidation
Asking nicely and gentle hints
People thrown in prison (gulags) or killed (purges)
Propaganda and censorship
How many people does Stalin have killed, imprisoned, or deported in the Great Purges?
10 Thousand
5 Million
1 Million
Just Trotsky
What happened to religious buildings during this time in the Soviet Union?
They are burned, destroyed, or made in public buildings
More are built because belief in God is encouraged
All are converted into housing for the homeless
Democracy fears communism because communist countries are dictatorships and the people have very few rights. In addition, many countries in the world are market economies and in communism, there is no private property.
The statements are TRUE.
The statements are FALSE.
Stalin uses secret police and spies to keep the people under control. What is the name of the Soviet secret police?
The KGB
The Stasi
The Gestapo
The Kenpeitai
Name the book that is an allegory and is based on the Russian Revolution and Communism.
The Great Gatsby
All Quiet on the Western Front
Animal Farm
A Tale of Two Cities
Vladimir Lenin's body has been preserved and place in a glass coffin (crypt).
TRUE
FALSE
Russia became the USSR in 1922. The country was already in poor economic shape but Lenin not improve it. Industry increased under Stalin but very little of it went to the working class. Their life would continue to harsh.
TRUE
FALSE
U.S.S.R. stands for:
Union of Safe States in Romania
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
During the time between the wars, Hitler will invade three countries. They are:
Italy, Greece, and Turkey
Belgium, France, and Britain
Austria, Sudetenland, and Czechoslovakia
The League of Nations was created to prevent future wars but they will have little impact because they have no soldiers and no money.
TRUE
FALSE
Trying to keep peace by accepting the demands of an aggressor is called:
Laissez-faire
Coup d'etat
Policy of Appeasement
Hitler and Stalin sign an agreement that says:
They will both attack Britain
They will not attack each other and they will split Poland between them
The USSR will help Germany become Communist
Adolf Hitler will be inspired by:
Winston Churchill
Vladimir Lenin
Benito Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
