3.4.4 Stalin's Rule (1924–1953)

• What year did Lenin die, initiating the succession struggle for power in the Soviet Union?

  1924
• By what year did Stalin establish himself as the sole leader of the Soviet Union?

  1929
• The collectivization of agriculture under Stalin aimed to eliminate kulaks and increase state control over farming.


  True
• The collectivization of agriculture under Stalin led to increased agricultural output and no famine.

  False
• Stalin's economic policies aimed to modernize the Soviet Union but at a significant human cost.


  True
• The Great Purge aimed to eliminate perceived political opponents and enemies
• What was the primary aim of the collectivization of agriculture under Stalin?

  Transform private farms
• What methods were used during the Great Purge to eliminate perceived enemies?

  Show trials, executions
• What was the main reason for the decrease in agricultural output under Stalin's collectivization?

  Resistance from farmers
• Match the aspect of Stalin's policies with its impact:

  Education ↔️ Indoctrination with Communist ideology

  Arts and Culture ↔️ Suppression of artistic freedom

  Religion ↔️ Persecution of religious believers

  Everyday Life ↔️ Shortages and poor conditions
• The Great Purge strengthened Stalin's control but weakened the Red Army.

  True
• What period followed Stalin's death in 1953?

  De-Stalinization
• The major events in Stalin's rise to power include Lenin's death and the formation of the Triumvirate
• Order the major policies of Stalin's rule based on their description:

  1️⃣ Collectivization of Agriculture

  2️⃣ Industrialization Plans

  3️⃣ The Great Purge

  4️⃣ Cult of Personality
• The Great Purge under Stalin led to the deaths of Old Bolsheviks and military leaders.


  True
• What was the long-term impact of Stalin's economic policies on the Soviet Union?

  Modernization at human cost
• Order the stages of the Great Purge based on their chronological sequence:

  1️⃣ First Phase: Eliminating Old Bolsheviks

  2️⃣ Second Phase: Purging military and intellectuals

  3️⃣ Final Phase: Targeting ordinary citizens and ethnic minorities
• Who initiated the de-Stalinization process after Stalin's death in 1953?

  Nikita Khrushchev
• Following Lenin's death, Stalin outmaneuvered rivals such as Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev, and Bukharin to consolidate his power
• Arrange the following events in chronological order based on Stalin's rise to power:

  1️⃣ Lenin's Death (1924)

  2️⃣ Formation of the Triumvirate (1925)

  3️⃣ Defeat of Trotsky (1927)

  4️⃣ Elimination of Old Bolsheviks (1928)

  5️⃣ Consolidation of Power (1929)
• What were the economic plans implemented under Stalin to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union called?

  Five-Year Plans
• What were some negative consequences of Stalin's Five-Year Plans?

  Poor working conditions
• What group of farmers resisted the collectivization of agriculture under Stalin?

  Kulaks
• The Great Purge reinforced Stalin's Cult of Personality.

  True
• The collectivization of agriculture led to widespread famine
• The Cult of Personality aimed to elevate Stalin as an all-knowing, powerful leader
• Stalin's industrialization plans led to poor working conditions
• What were the main processes involved in the Great Purge under Stalin?

  Show trials, executions
• What was the Non-Aggression Pact of 1939 between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany?

  Agreement to not attack each other
• Stalin's legacy includes both industrial achievements and significant human atrocities
• What was the date of Lenin's death, a key event in Stalin's rise to power?

  1924
• The collectivization of agriculture under Stalin aimed to transform private farms into state-controlled collective farms.
• Match each aspect of Stalin's policies with its impact:

  Industrialization Plans ↔️ Increased industrial output

  Great Purge ↔️ Consolidation of Stalin's power

  Cult of Personality ↔️ Unquestioning loyalty

  Collectivization of Agriculture ↔️ Widespread famine
• Artistic expression under Stalin was heavily censored and controlled, with the promotion of Socialist Realism as the approved style.
• When was the Comintern established under Stalin's foreign policy?

  1919
• Stalin's legacy includes his industrialization plans but also the suppression of individual freedoms.
• In 1925, Kamenev, Zinoviev, and Stalin formed an alliance against Trotsky.

  True
• Stalin's policies included the collectivization of agriculture, industrialization plans, and the Great Purge
• Stalin's Cult of Personality involved the promotion of him as an all-knowing and powerful leader
• Stalin's economic policies reinforced his Cult of Personality