Joseph Stalin: A Historical Overview

What was Joseph Stalin's original surname?

• Gory

• Vissarionovich

• Koba

• Dusi

Which novel influenced Stalin during his seminary studies?

• Crime and Punishment

• The Communist Manifesto

• What is to be Done

• War and Peace

What was the name of Stalin's first wife?

• Nadezhda Krupskaya

• Ekaterina Svanidze

• Nadya Alliluyeva

• Anna Larina

In which year did Stalin become a member of the First Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party?

• 1912

• 1917

• 1924

• 1930

What was the primary focus of Stalin's Five-Year Plans?

• Military conquest

• Agricultural expansion

• Cultural revolution

• Rapid industrialization

What was the estimated number of people executed during the Great Purge?

• 500,000

• 2 million

• 750,000

• 1 million

Which event marked the turning point for the Soviets in World War II?

• D-Day

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Kursk

• Operation Barbarossa

What was the code name for the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb?

• Little Boy

• Fat Man

• First Lightning

• Trinity

Who succeeded Stalin after his death?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leon Trotsky

What was the process called that aimed to reduce Stalin's influence after his death?

• De-Leninization

• De-Stalinization

• Glasnost

• Perestroika