Political, Economic And Social Condition If Russia In 1941

Question 1

How could describe Stalin’s position

Answer 1

Never been politically stronger

No opposition

Question 2

What were promotions dependent on

Answer 2

Loyalty to Stalin

Question 3

Who had the Great Purges been blamed on

Answer 3

Yezhov

Question 4

What had propaganda focussed on at the end of the 1930s

Answer 4

Cult of personality and patriotic feeling

Question 5

How could you describe the political system

Answer 5

Stagnant - people feared criticising the party or being innovative

Question 6

Example of new city

Answer 6

Magnitogorsk

Question 7

Example of new dam

Answer 7

Dneipostroi dam for hydro electric power

Question 8

Between 1928 and 1941 what happened to steel production

Answer 8

Rose by 400%

Question 9

Between 1928 and 1941 what happened to coal production

Answer 9

Rose by 600%

Question 10

How did the Russian economy help them win WW2

Answer 10

Centralised economy

Question 11

Example of the centralised economy helping in WW2

Answer 11

Moved factories eastwards beyond the Urals mountains

Question 12

Which policy received fierce resistance from the peasants

Answer 12

Collectivisation

Did long term damage - killed livestock and burned grain

Question 13

Why did the culture of fear hurt the economy

Answer 13

People would rather cover up mistakes than make improvements