Chapter 10 - Ideological debates in the power struggle

Question 1

Who supported NEP?

Answer 1

The right of the party: Rykov, Tomsky and Bukharin

Question 2

Who opposed NEP?

Answer 2

The left of the party: Trotsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev

Question 3

What is permanent revolution?

Answer 3

. Where communism should spread around the world
. Supported by the left of the party

Question 4

How did Stalin establish his authority?

Answer 4

Stalin promoted the Cult of Leninism and Trotsky was absent

Question 5

Why was Trotsky’s absence from Lenin’s funeral crucial?

Answer 5

. Showed he wasn’t close to Lenin or care about his death
. Big contributor to why Stalin gained power and became the leader

Question 6

What was the Triumvirate?

Answer 6

Alliance formed between Stalin, Zinoviev, Kamenev

Question 7

What was the Troika?

Answer 7

Alliance formed between Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev

Question 8

Who did Stalin ally himself with after the triumvirate crumbled?

Answer 8

Bukharin

Question 9

When had Stalin become the official leader of the USSR by?

Answer 9

1929

Question 10

What happened to Stalin’s competitors after the power struggle?

Answer 10

Bukharin, Kamenev, Zinoviev and Trotsky were all killed on Stalin’s orders