Government, propaganda and foreign relations

Question 1

What were the 4 main features of Stalinist government?

Answer 1

Bureaurcratic centralism,
divide and rule,
Continuing Lenin Legacy,
Fear,
Loyal supporters,

Question 2

What matched thhe central government control under Stalin

Answer 2

The control of the economy

Question 3

What did Party Leadership control?

Answer 3

key bureaucratic positions down to local level

Question 4

How did stalin divide and rule?

Answer 4

brought people into favour,
encouraged rivals to bring them down if too powerfulWh

Question 5

What is a good example of Stalins divide-and-rule approach?

Answer 5

Yezhov

Question 6

how did Stalin continue Lenin’s legacy?

Answer 6

positioned himself as Lenin’s heir and interpreter of Lenin’s wishes

Question 7

What was the GPU renamed to?

Answer 7

the OGPU in 1926Wh

Question 8

What permeated Stalins imposition of policies? what is an example of this?

Answer 8

Fear, collectivisation forced through secret police

Question 9

How was Stalin able to influence party officials?

Answer 9

could control who was where as General Secretary

Question 10

What was the Politburo filled with?

Answer 10

Stalins loyal supporters

Question 11

What did Stalin rely on to launch campaigns and enthusiasm?

Answer 11

Propaganda

Question 12

What is an example of the use of Propaganda?

Answer 12

FYP in 1928 - happy productive workers

Question 13

What was Stalins image developed as?

Answer 13

the ‘Great Helmsman’
‘Forward to socialism under the leadership of Great Stalin!’

Question 14

how did stalin boost the cult of lenin?

Answer 14

embalmed his corpse and on display - lenin treated like god

Question 15

What was stalins main aim in foreign affairs?

Answer 15

to keep the USSR safe

Question 16

Who were the USSR’s main representatives initially?

Answer 16

Chicherin and his deputy Litvinov

Question 17

What did Chicherin and Litvinov present the USSR as?

Answer 17

moderate diplomacy - keeping safe relations with foreign powers, especially germany

Question 18

What did Stalin believe to be diluting the appeal of communism?

Answer 18

Social democratic parties in Europe

Question 19

When did the Chinese Revolution overthrow the emperor?

Answer 19

October 1911

Question 20

Who supported the CCP, who wanted proleteriat revolution in China?

Answer 20

Trotsky

Question 21

Who did Stalin back instead of the CCP?

Answer 21

the Chinese GMD - nationalist party, worried communist china would be too unstable

Question 22

What happened after the GMD got in control of China?

Answer 22

Stalin urged the CCP to join, they refused and were violently suppressed.

Question 23

Who criticised Stalin for his actions over China?

Answer 23

Trotsky and the 1927 Party Congress

Question 24

When was the Rapallo treaty signed?

Answer 24

1922

Question 25

What was the Treaty of Berlin 1926?`

Answer 25

aimed to build a ‘trustful cooperation between German people and USSR

Question 26

What was an example of the articles from the Treaty of Berlin?

Answer 26

in 1926 btw
if they were attacked by 3rd party, they’d remain neutral.
economic boycott woudn’t be done.

Question 27

What was Stalin’s attitude to the Comintern before 1929?

Answer 27

low priority for Stalin - focused on internal affairs and Socialism in one country

Question 28

How did Stalin’s attitude to the Comintern change after 1929?

Answer 28

identified an all-out attack on anti-communist, social democratic parties

Question 29

How did the Comintern ready themselves for the fight against ‘social fascism’? (social democrats)

Answer 29

ensue all foreign communist parties became stricter
all communist parties followed USSR policy

Question 30

What could be seen as the reasons for Stalin’s change in approach to foreign policy?

Answer 30

attacking Bukharin who was opposed?
Stalin’s confidence at removing Trotsky
Stalin feared other power bases?