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Chapter 2: Stalin's character Flashcards

1
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What was Stalin’s background?

A

Working class/ poor background

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2
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What was the job of Stalins mother?

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Seamstress

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3
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What was the job of Stalins father?

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Shoemaker

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4
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Who in Stalin’s family was a shoemaker?

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Father

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5
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Who in Stalin’s family was a seamstress?

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Mother

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6
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What did Stalins mother do to him as a child?

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Beat him severely

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7
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Who beat Stalin severely as a child?

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His mother

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8
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Why did Stalins tough childhood allow?

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Leader of proletariat and was able to gain mass support from the masses

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9
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Where did Stalin find a place to become a priest?

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Tiflis

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10
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What was Stalin intrigued by?

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Lenin’s writing

Underground work of revolutionaries

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11
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What was Stalins false name?

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Koba

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12
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What was Koba?

A

Stalins false name?

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13
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What did Lenin describe Stalin as?

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That wonderful Georgian

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14
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Who described Stalin as the wonderful Georgian?

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Lenin

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15
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Between what period was Stalin arrested frequently?

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1902-15

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16
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What happened to Stalin between 1902-1915

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Arrested frequently

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17
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How many times did Stalin escape Siberia

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5 times

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18
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What happened to Stalin whilst he was in prison?

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Gained reputation for toughness

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19
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Where did Stalin gain a reputation for his toughness?

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Whilst in prison

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20
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What toughened Stalin?

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Death of first wife in 1907

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21
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When was the death of Stalins first wife?

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1907

22
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What did the death of Stalins first wife mean?

A

Hardened

23
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What was the false name that Stalin later took?

A

Stalin

24
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What does Stalin mean?

A

Man of steel

25
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What was the reasoning behind Stalin changing his name of Stalin?

A

Emphasises strength which could reflect how he will lead Russia into strength

26
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How many times was Stalin arrested by 1917

A

8 times

27
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What did Stalin become in the Petrograd Soviet?

A

Seat on executive committee

28
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On what committee was Stalin given a seat?

A

Executive committee of Petrograd Soviet

29
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What was Stalins original opinion on WW1

A

Pro war

30
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What changed Stalins opinion on the war?

A

Lenin’s opinion

31
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What did Stalin Sharing the same views as Lenin show?

A

Emphasised connection

32
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What was the importance of Sverdlov and Trotsky

A

Main leaders of October revolution

33
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What was Sverdlovs opinion on Stalin?

A

Didn’t like Stalin

34
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Who didn’t like Stalin?

A

Sverdlov

35
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Where was Stalins office located?

A

Close to Lenin’s

36
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What did Stalins office being close to Lenin’s mean?

A

Able to have more influence and show Lenin he was trust worthy

37
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What happened between Stalin and Trotsky in Tsaritsyn?

A

Argued as Stalin didn’t like taking orders from Trotsky

38
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Who did Stalin argue with during the civil war because he didn’t like taking orders from this person?

A

Trotsky

39
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Why was Stalin removed from his military post during the civil war?

A

Due to disobedience

40
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What did Stalins disobedience during the civil war mean?

A

Removed from military post

41
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Why did Lenin ignore Stalins disobedience

A

Stalin was hard working and important to Lenin

42
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What did it mean whilst Stalin was Liaison office between Politburo and
Orgburo

A

Allowed him to monitor both parties polices and workforce

43
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What did Stalins growth in position show?

A

Lenin had trust in him which improved his reputation

44
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Who was the diarist Of the revolution

A

Sukhanov

45
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What did Sukhanov say about Stalin?

A

No effect in the revolution and was not memorable

46
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What did Lenin say about Stalin in his testament?

A

Held an enormous amount of power and unsure whether he would use it wisely

47
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In what essay was Lenin critical of the Workers and Peasants Inspectorate (Stalin was head of)

A

Better Fewer, But better

48
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What did Stalins rise within Government mean?

A

Patronage

49
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What did Stalins patronage mean?

A

Able to appoint people to key positions

50
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strengths of Stalin

A

strong position in the party (General Secretary), hard worker, had vast knowledge of expanding the party’s machinery, placed loyal supporters in key positions, amiable and friendly, reasonable and reliable, underestimated by opponents, mastered marxism and leninism
Useful ally as he could provide votes

51
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weaknesses of Stalin

A

seen as rude and violent, minor role in Oct Rev, overshadowed by others, Lenin turned against him in the Testament

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