12. Stalin's Interpretation Of Marxism-Leninism

Question 1

When did Josef Stalin rule from?

Answer 1

1928-1953

Question 2

True or false

He established such a powerful democracy that nobody was able to challenge his position.

Answer 2

False, dictatorship

Question 3

Name the key features of Stalinism:(4)

Answer 3

• developed a cult of personality in which he was portrayed as the great and wise leader.
• had enormous personal power and used terror to control the population.
• there was highly centralized system of government and economic control with emphasis on industrialization
• strict censorship

Question 4

Stalin proclaimed the official ideology of the Soviet state under his rule to be ________-_______.

Answer 4

Marxism-Leninism

Question 5

Why is there some debate among historians about Stalin’s policies?

Answer 5

There is debate about the extent to which Stalin’s policies followed the principles of Marx as interpreted by Lenin.

Question 6

One view is that Lenin had established a highly centralized ______ and that Stalin was simply building on that. The other view is that Stalin used personal control ____ far more than Lenin ever had and that Stalin changed what the _______ has been trying to achieve. These historians described Stalinism as a _________ Of Marxism-Leninism.

Answer 6

Dictatorship
Terror
Communists
Contradiction

Question 7

What is an cult of personality?

Answer 7

The devoted following of a person, created by means of propaganda or the media.

Question 8

What is Industrialization?

Answer 8

The development of industry on a large scale.