The Great Purge trials

• What was Stalin's emotional state after consolidating his power?

  Paranoid
• What was the state of the Soviet Union in the 1930s under Stalin's control?

  Turbulent
• Match the key factors with their explanations:

  Past Rivalries ↔️ Competition for leadership

  Resistance to Policies ↔️ Opposition to collectivization

  Distrust ↔️ Lack of trust in others
• What were the key actions of Stalin in the 1930s that contributed to the historical context of the purges?

  Industrialization and collectivization
• Arrange the factors that fed Stalin's paranoia in order of their mention in the study material:

  1️⃣ Past Rivalries

  2️⃣ Resistance to Policies

  3️⃣ Distrust
• What was Zinoviev's role before the Great Purge?

  Top party official
• What specific opposition did Zinoviev and Kamenev pose to Stalin's plans in the 1920s?

  Opposed Stalin's industrialization
• What did Stalin do to Zinoviev and Kamenev to consolidate his power?

  Removed them
• What was the primary reason for Stalin's political rivalries?

  Leadership competition
• Why were Zinoviev and Kamenev targets in Stalin's Great Purge?

  Political disagreements with Stalin
• What was the Great Purge in the Soviet Union?

  The arrest and execution of millions
• Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during this period?

  Stalin
• What was the purpose of absurd trials like the comical cow trial mentioned in the study material?

  Spread fear and control
• How did the show trials reinforce Stalin's control over Soviet society?

  By creating a spectacle of justice
• What was the extent of deportations for the military during the Great Purge?

  Minor
• What was Kamenev's role before the Great Purge?

  High-ranking politician
• How many people were executed during the Great Purge?

  Over 750,000
• What were the show trials under Stalin's regime?

  Public court sessions
• How did the Great Purge trials affect the Soviet economy?

  Disrupted economic plans
• Match the term with its description:

  Stalin ↔️ Leader of the Soviet Union

  Great Purge Trials ↔️ Political repression

  Dissenters ↔️ People who disagreed with Stalin

  Fear ↔️ Main consequence of the trials
• Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Great Purge Trials?

  Stalin
• What was the main consequence of the Great Purge Trials on the Soviet population?

  Fear
• The Great Purge trials strengthened the Soviet military by removing experienced officers.

  False
• Events and consequences of the Great Purge Trials

  1️⃣ Stalin's leadership

  2️⃣ Disagreement with Stalin

  3️⃣ Punishment of dissenters

  4️⃣ Climate of fear
• What was Stalin's primary motivation behind the Great Purge trials?

  Total control
• Match the area with its impact during the Great Purge trials:

  Political ↔️ Increased Stalin's control

  Social ↔️ Suppressed dissent

  Economic ↔️ Disrupted plans

  Military ↔️ Weakened armed forces
• What were the Great Purge trials also known as?

  The Great Terror
• The Great Purge Trials encouraged open and honest expression in Soviet society.

  False
• Match the leader with their role before the purge:

  Zinoviev ↔️ Top party official

  Kamenev ↔️ High-ranking politician
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