The Rise Of Stalin

Question 1

What were Trotsky’s strengths? (4)

Answer 1

Determined intellectual
Organised the rev
Wanted a permanent rev
No more NEP

Question 2

What were the Trotsky’s weaknesses? (6)

Answer 2

A Jew
Previous Menshevik
No charisma
No power base
The Triumvirate was against him
Criticised Lenin’s NEP

Question 3

What were Kamanev’s strengths? (1)

Answer 3

He worked with Lenin when he was in exile

Question 4

Who was Kamanev?

Answer 4

Chair of Bolshevik’s Executive Committee

Question 5

What were Kamanev’s weaknesses? (6)

Answer 5

A Jew
A previous Menshevik
Low intellect
Voted against rev
Criticised Lenin’s April Theses
Criticised Lenin’s NEP

Question 6

What were Zinoviev’s strengths? (3)

Answer 6

Close w/ Lenin in exile
Passionate orator
No more NEP

Question 7

What were Zinoviev’s weaknesses? (2)

Answer 7

Voted against rev
Attacked Lenin’s NEP

Question 8

Who was Zinoviev?

Answer 8

Chair of Communist International

Question 9

Who was Bukharin? (2)

Answer 9

Head of Com-intern and Editor of Pravda

Question 10

What were Bukharin’s strengths? (4)

Answer 10

Joined Bolsheviks as a teen
Significant in rev
Controlled the press
Supported Lenin’s NEP

Question 11

What were Bukharin’s weaknesses? (3)

Answer 11

Young and inexperienced
Opposed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Suspected Marxist

Question 12

Who was Stalin in 1917 and in 1922?

Answer 12

Commissar for Nationalities and then General Secretary

Question 13

What were Stalin’s strengths? (4)

Answer 13

Analytical
Manipulative
Supported socialism in one country
No preference on NEP debate

Question 14

What were Stalin’s weaknesses? (7)

Answer 14

Insignificant to rev
Georgian
Didn’t spend time w/ important issues
Aggressive
Lenin did not trust him
Not academically talented
Had a dubious past in school (bunking)

Question 15

Across which years did the Power Struggle last?

Answer 15

1924 - 1929

Question 16

Luckily for Stalin, what was not released by leading communists that would’ve shown his true colours?

Answer 16

The Last Testament

Question 17

What did Stalin trick Trotsky with?

Answer 17

He said Lenin’s funeral was on a different day

Question 18

What did Stalin form and with who to pressure Trotsky and others?

Answer 18

The Triumvirate

Question 19

How did it help that Stalin was General Secretary?

Answer 19

He could fire anyone.

Question 20

In what year did Stalin fire Trotsky as no longer Commissar for War?

Answer 20

1924

Question 21

Who did Stalin ditch and join and in what year did this happen?

Answer 21

In 1927, he ditched the Triumvirate by firing Zinoviev and Kamanev from the Politburo and joined Bukharin

Question 22

In what year were Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamanev expelled from the Party?

Answer 22

1927

Question 23

Finally, who did Stalin turn on and what stance did he go on to take w/ NEP?

Answer 23

Bukharin and attacked Lenin’s NEP

Question 24

What year did Stalin emerge as the leader of the USSR

Answer 24

1929

Question 25

How was Stalin manipulating his relationship with Lenin? (3)

Answer 25

Photoshopped pics
Used Lenin’s funeral
Used Lenin’s cult

Question 26

When was the Cheka renamed OGPU?

Answer 26

1923