Post-War - Political - Key Facts

Question 1

Number of candidate members that joined the party

Answer 1

5 Million

Question 2

Number of members that joined the Party

Answer 2

3.6 Million

Question 3

Number of candidate members that were part of the armed forces

Answer 3

3.9 Million

Question 4

Number of members that were party of the armed forces

Answer 4

2.5 Million

Question 5

Fraction of armed forces that were communists

Answer 5

1/4

Question 6

Two positions that Stalin held

Answer 6

• Head of Government
• Party Secretary

Question 7

Ethnic Group that were wiped out as they fought with the Nazis

Answer 7

Cossacks

Question 8

Who was demoted as Minister of Defence

Answer 8

Marshal Zhukov

Question 9

The USSR had established …

Answer 9

Satelite States

Question 10

Two people that interchanged between Stalin’s closest advisors

Answer 10

• Zhdanov
• Malenkov

Question 11

Number of Centeral Committee meetings held between 1939 and 1952

Answer 11

6

Question 12

Number of Komsomol members

Answer 12

16 Million

Question 13

People who replaced the ‘old guard’ in the Party

Answer 13

New Men

Question 14

What did Khrushchev announce was going to be abolished

Answer 14

Orgburo

Question 15

What was the Polituro replaced with

Answer 15

Presidium

Question 16

People the leadership struggle was between after Stalin’s death

Answer 16

• Lavrenti
• Beria
• Malenkov
• Khrushchev