Soviet Russia

Question 1

What countries are democratic

Answer 1

England France Italy Germany

Question 2

Who ruled Italy

Answer 2

Mussolini

Question 3

Who ruled Germany

Answer 3

Hitler

Question 4

Who ruled Soviet Russia

Answer 4

Stalin

Question 5

Who overthrew the temporary government

Answer 5

Vladimir Lenin overthrew the temporary government in the revolution of 1917 October

Question 6

Who took over for Lennon

Answer 6

Joseph Stalin took over for Lenin when he died

Question 7

When did communism collapse

Answer 7

1991

Question 8

What is democracy

Answer 8

Gives the power to people living in the country includes right freedom of speech and personal freedom people have the power to vote for their preferred party

Question 9

What is a dictatorship

Answer 9

When a country is controlled by one man or party

Question 10

What were show trials

Answer 10

Public trials of Communist party members during these trials leaders were forced to admit to crimes they didn’t do

Question 11

What does propaganda mean

Answer 11

The use of information to persuade someone’s opinion

Question 12

How did Stalin achieve a God like reputation

Answer 12

He had pounds in songs composed for him posters of him put up everywhere

Question 13

What group did Stalin get rid (purges)

Answer 13

Party members, red Army commanders and officers, engineers scientist in industry, civil servants and teachers

Question 14

Effects of show trials

Answer 14

Greater control for Stalin over Communist party, weakening of Soviet army

Question 15

Name all three of stalins show trials

Answer 15

1936 there were 16 leaders tried all were executed, 1937 there were 17 leaders tried 13 were executed and four were sent to gulags 1938 there were 21 leaders tried 8 were executed and three were sent to get locks

Question 16

What were gulags where are they found and when

Answer 16

They were work camps found in Siberia due to cold hard working conditions

Question 17

What are the five year plans

Answer 17

1928 to 1932 they focused on the production of electricity, 1933 to 1937 they focused on the production of heavy industry and transportation 1938 to 1941 interrupted by 1941 invasion by Germany they focused on production of arms and ammunition

Question 18

Consequences of the five-year plans

Answer 18

Harsh working conditions severe punishments, no unemployment, second largest industrial country, large construction projects, growth of urban population

Question 19

whats is collectivisation

Answer 19

Government took over all farming land to move farmers to factories instead

Question 20

Effects of collectivisation

Answer 20

Famine millions died, millions killed or sent to gulags, collective farms insufficient

Question 21

Effects on women’s life

Answer 21

Equal footing in the workplace, higher percentage of women in the workforce than western countries, family life encouraged harder to get a divorce, kindergarten is performed to facilitate women in the workforce plus childcare allowances