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Stalin’s Rise To Power & Dictatorship, 1924-41 Flashcards

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When did Lenin die?

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1924

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Potential leaders apart from stalin?

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Trotsky, kamenev, zinoviev, bukharin

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What was in Lenin’s final testament regarding Stalin?

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Criticised him, feared Stalin’s powers and believed he didn’t have the ability to lead a country

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4
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What role did Stalin have when Lenin died?

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General Secretary of the Communist Party

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What were Stalins beliefs?

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‘Socialism in One Country’, spread of revolution internationally wasn’t necessary for USSRs success

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What were Trotskys beliefs?

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‘Permanent Revolution’, need for revolution in more than one country

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Why were zinoviev and kamenev criticised by Lenin?

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They didn’t support the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917

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Opinions on bukharin?

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Was liked by communists and respected as a thinker/writer. Liked NEP policies which was viewed as ‘anti-communist’ because it led to NEPmen/women

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9
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When did Stalin become leader of the country?

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1929

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10
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What did Stalin do at Lenin’s funeral?

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  • buried Lenin’s final testament
  • carried his coffin, positioned him as Lenin’s loyal servant
  • told Trotsky the wrong date
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11
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When did Trotsky lose his job as Commissar for War

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1925

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When was Trotsky killed?

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1940

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Why was United Opposition removed?

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Lenin outlawed factionalism in1921, labelling them ‘factionalists’ made them seem disloyal.

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Why was collectivisation introduced?

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Wanted an acceleration in the country’s industrialisation and introduced strict state control over food production to feed the cities.

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When was bukharin expelled from Politburo?

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1929

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Why was bukharin expelled?

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Was condemned ‘right communist’, began plotting with kamenev to stop Stalin and got exposed.

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When was The Great Purge?

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1936-38

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Why were purges used?

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As a way to distract people from economic issues and challenges to secure Stalin’s position. Helped to control communist party bosses and prevent corruption/disloyalty to Stalin.

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What was ‘wrecking’?

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Acts against the state (giving wrong orders)

20
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What is a show trial?

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Where the judicial authorities have already decided innocent/guilty and its publicised.

21
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How many officers were arrested 1937-38?

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35,000

22
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What happened to ‘Old Bolsheviks’?

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They were killed

23
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What were Kamenev and Zinoviev accused of?

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Killing a communist party official (Kirov) and plotting to kill Stalin

24
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How many people affected by Great Terror?

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  • 8 million arrested
  • 1 million shot
  • 2 million died in labour camps
25
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Why was Yagoda executed?

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‘Wrecking’, not arresting enough ‘enemies of the people’

26
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Examples of crime ‘enemies of the people’?

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Contact with foreigners, not cutting pictures of Trotsky from textbooks.

27
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Technique NKVD used?

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mass arrests, forced confessions, and informants.

28
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How many people were housed in Gulags 1941?

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8 million prisoners

29
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Who were show trials for?

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High profile Russians

30
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What was the outcome of show trials?

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People often confessed to a crime they didn’t do in hope of mercy and to protect their loved ones.

31
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Why did many workers support the show trials?

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They could denounce their bosses for personal reasons, get them fired/arrested

32
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What did Socialist realism focus on?

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Workers in everyday situations, they were depicted as the heroes of Soviet society.

33
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What did the Cultural Revolution require?

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School students to denounce their teachers for not supporting communism.

34
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How was curriculum changed?

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Was in Stalin’s world view, rewrote history to praise Stalin as Lenin’s loyal assistant.

35
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What did communists do to the Orthodox Church?

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Many churches were shut down, priests were imprisoned/shot.

36
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How many churches were open by 1941?

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500

37
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What happened to Muslims?

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  • attacked as the government hates foreigners and their religion was loyal to forces outside of USSR
  • schools/ places of worship shut down
  • hajj pilgrimage to Mecca wasn’t allowed
38
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Who controlled publication of statistics?

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Glavlit

39
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What was banned in the media?

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Work written by those who has been purged, Trotsky was removed from photos

40
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Why did people not know what to believe?

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Because the government was in control of information.

41
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Why didn’t people question the truth?

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Many had only little education

42
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Why was there a new constitution in 1936?

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To show that the Soviet Union has changed since 1924 constitution

43
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What were some art forms that were censored under Stalin?

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  • newspapers
  • novels
  • poetry
  • plays
44
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What was Stalin presented as?

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A wise leader who cared about the concerns of ordinary people, genius who understood communism and its politics in a way that no-one else could.

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