Making and Breaking Alliances

Question 1

What alliance was in government from 1923 to 1925?

Answer 1

Triumvirate: Zinoviev, Kamenev, Stalin

Question 2

Who was the opposition to the government from 1923 to 1925?

Answer 2

Trotsky

Question 3

What alliance was in government from 1925 to 1928?

Answer 3

Duumvirate: Bukharin, Stalin

Question 4

What alliance was the opposition to the government from 1925 to 1928?

Answer 4

United Opposition: Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev

Question 5

Who was in government from 1928-1929?

Answer 5

Stalin

Question 6

Who was opposition to the government from 1928-1929?

Answer 6

Bukharin

Question 7

Why was the Triumvirate formed?

Answer 7

to prevent Trotsky from seizing power

Question 8

What happened at the thirteenth party congress in 1924?

Answer 8

• Trotsky failed to win vote

- appeared to be end of his leadership ambitions

Question 9

What was the Duumvirate?

Answer 9

• alliance between Stalin and Bukharin
• defended NEP and Socialism in One Country
• won vote at 15th Party Congress in 1927

Question 10

What was the United Opposition?

Answer 10

• alliance of Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev
• lost to Duumvirate at 15th party congress
• expelled from Communist Party

Question 11

What happened following the 15th party congress?

Answer 11

• Stalin abandoned NEP
• Bukharin remained committed to NEP
• NEP clearly failing - Bukharin lost credibility

Question 12

How did Stalin seal his power?

Answer 12

• 1928 introduced emergency economic measures - ended NEP
• Bukharin challenged this
• Central Committee vote went in Stalins favour