Soviet Gulag System and Its Impact

What was the Gulag system primarily known for in the Soviet Union?

• A network of agricultural collective farms.

• A system of forced labor camps for political prisoners and others.

• A series of elite military training facilities.

• A national healthcare system.

What is the translated meaning of the acronym GULAG?

• General Union of Labor and Government.

• Great Unified Labor Administration.

• The Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps.

• Governmental Unit for Law and Order.

What were the two primary objectives of the Gulag system?

• To crush dissent and provide an endless supply of forced labor.

• To provide education and healthcare to the population.

• To develop new agricultural techniques and expand trade.

• To train military personnel and explore new territories.

Which of the following describes the conditions prisoners faced during transport to the Gulag camps?

• Comfortable train cars with regular food and water.

• Overcrowded cattle cars, severe dehydration, harsh temperatures, and disease outbreaks.

• Short journeys with ample medical care.

• Individual transport with personal guards and provisions.

What was a notable aspect of the power dynamics within the Gulag barracks?

• Guards always maintained absolute control over all aspects of daily life.

• Prisoner groups sometimes had more power than the guards.

• Guards and prisoner groups often collaborated to maintain order.

• Prisoner groups had no influence over daily life inside the barracks.

Why were many women arrested and what kind of work were they forced to do in the Gulag camps?

• They were arrested for political activism and assigned light administrative tasks.

• They were arrested for minor offenses and primarily worked in camp kitchens.

• They were arrested for being related to state enemies and performed the same demanding physical labor as men.

• They were arrested for espionage and given specialized technical jobs.

Which major construction project, built using forced labor, resulted in the deaths of over 12,000 prisoners between 1931 and 1933?

• The Moscow-Volga Canal

• The Trans-Siberian Railway

• The White Sea-Baltic Canal

• The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

Where did Vladimir Tchernavin and his family successfully escape to after fleeing the Gulag camp near the Finnish border?

• China

• Sweden

• England

• Finland