Stalin's Governance over the USSR

The main focus of Stalin's five year plans:

• Collectivisation

• Militarisation

• Industrialisation

• Sovietisation

What was the main objective of Stalin’s Five-Year Plans?

• To prioritise agricultural exports

• To reduce unemployment in rural areas

• To rapidly industrialise the Soviet economy

• To increase private enterprise

How did Stalin eliminate Leon Trotsky as a political rival?

• By accusing him of being a capitalist

• By aligning with Zinoviev and Kamenev to isolate Trotsky politically

• By forming a coalition with Trotsky and then betraying him

• By assassinating Trotsky immediately after Lenin’s death

How did Stalin portray himself to the Soviet people?

• As a modest and retiring leader

• As a revolutionary who rejected Lenin’s ideals

• As a military hero from World War I

• As Lenin’s true and loyal successor

Which youth organisation played a role in spreading Stalinist ideology?

• The Young Bolsheviks

• The Red Youth League

• The Komsomol

• The Soviet Scouts

What were Stalin’s “show trials” designed to achieve?

• Publicly eliminate and discredit his political enemies

• Promote justice in Soviet courts

• Encourage free speech and debate

• Provide fair trials for political prisoners

What was the Great Purge of 1937–1938 characterised by?

• The execution and imprisonment of Stalin’s perceived enemies

• A focus on rebuilding rural infrastructure

• The integration of kulaks into the Red Army

• The liberalisation of Soviet society

What was the name given to Labour camps for those accused of being “enemies of the state”.

What measures did Stalin use to control information?

• Encouraging the use of the 'Pravda' only

• Allowing multiple narratives in Soviet history

• Complete censorship of media and education

• Encouraging scientific freedom

What was the purpose of renaming cities like Tsaritsyn to Stalingrad?

• To honour the Bolshevik Revolution

• To eliminate tsarist history

• To reinforce Stalin’s cult of personality

• To mark significant industrial projects