★ Stalin's Great Retreat

Question 1

★ What is meant by a ‘ Great Retreat ‘?

Answer 1

★ Restoration of traditional institutions and culture to gain support of the population

Question 2

★ What were the key features of the Great Retreat?

Answer 2

★ Abandoned goal of World Revolution, lots of patriotic appeals, raised the family and schools and key institutions in society, culture and fashion was altered

Question 3

★ Why did Stalin start the Great Retreat?

Answer 3

★ Rising threat of Nazi Germany and the fear that Socialist ideas had not yet taken hold in society

Question 4

★ Similarities between Lenin and Stalin

Answer 4

★ Both Bolshevik
★ Used terror & Secret Police (Lenin: Cheka, Stalin: NKVD)
★ Class warfare
★ Attack on Religion

Question 5

★ Differences between Lenin and Stalin

Answer 5

★ Lenin wanted Permanent Revolution while Stalin wanted Socialism in One Country
★ Stalin used terror inside the party & created the Purges
★ Lenin created the Comintern, Stalin created the Gosplan
★ Lenin had the NEP, Stalin had Collectivisation
★ Lenin had an accidental famine while Stalin had a man-made one
★ Lenin’s role for Women was a lot different than Stalin’s, as was the roles for Men and Children