Question 1

What was the overall view regarding  Stalin's early years of rule?

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A) Theft increased while concern about committing theft decreased. 
B) Embezzlement and fraud was limited because people in a position to commit those acts had no need to do so. 
C) Violent crimes decreased because of the oversight of the KGB. 
D) Prostitution was rare because few had the funds to purchase such services. 
E) The Soviet Union statistics showing a sharp decline in robberies and other theft were completely fabricated. 
A) Theft increased while concern about committing theft decreased. 
B) Embezzlement and fraud was limited because people in a position to commit those acts had no need to do so. 
C) Violent crimes decreased because of the oversight of the KGB. 
D) Prostitution was rare because few had the funds to purchase such services. 
E) The Soviet Union statistics showing a sharp decline in robberies and other theft were completely fabricated.

Question 2

What was one of the major problems in the cities in Russia by the spring of 1917?

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A) The overpopulation of cities due to dislocations associated with the war. 
B) A lack of effective governmental oversight of the cities. 
C) Bread riots due to a lack of availability of food. 
D) The military declared martial law and tried to run the cities. 
E) Foreigners provided free food so the Russians saw no reason to work. 
A) The overpopulation of cities due to dislocations associated with the war. 
B) A lack of effective governmental oversight of the cities. 
C) Bread riots due to a lack of availability of food. 
D) The military declared martial law and tried to run the cities. 
E) Foreigners provided free food so the Russians saw no reason to work.

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT considered a drawback to Soviet life?

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A) religious persecution 
B) low standards of living 
C) cultural censorship 
D) interference in private lives 
E) the crime of theft 
A) religious persecution 
B) low standards of living 
C) cultural censorship 
D) interference in private lives 
E) the crime of theft

Question 4

What is blamed for the death of 10 million peasants during Stalin's collectivization drive?

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A) homelessness and starvation 
B) hunger strikes in opposition of his plan 
C) artificially induced famine 
D) brutal banishment to Siberia 
E) state-sponsored seizure of crops 
A) homelessness and starvation 
B) hunger strikes in opposition of his plan 
C) artificially induced famine 
D) brutal banishment to Siberia 
E) state-sponsored seizure of crops

Question 5

What did "discipline" mean under Stalinist rule from 1928 to 1941? Explain Stalin's reaction to opposition and the effects on the Russian people.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 6

Evaluate St alin's agrarian and industrial economic policies. To what degree did he succeed in achieving his anticipated goals? Defend your answer with examples.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 7

What was the main purpose of collectivization under Stalin?

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A) To provide more industrial workers. 
B) To gain governmental control over Russia's millions of peasants. 
C) To cut down on overpopulation by creating a false famine that killed about a million people. 
D) To help Russia to industrialize in a very short time. 
E) To become industrially competitive with Germany. 
A) To provide more industrial workers. 
B) To gain governmental control over Russia's millions of peasants. 
C) To cut down on overpopulation by creating a false famine that killed about a million people. 
D) To help Russia to industrialize in a very short time. 
E) To become industrially competitive with Germany.

Question 8

In the 1920s through the early 1950s, the only real talent necessary for a successful Communist Party career was to be able to pretend to worship  ____________________.

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The answer of In the 1920s through the early 1950s,...

Question 9

What was the essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP)?

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A) The NEP was designed to consolidate all economic activity into state enterprises run by economic bureaucrats. 
B) The NEP banned any economic activity not under the direct supervision of Lenin and his Politburo. 
C) The NEP encouraged small-scale capitalist business and profit seekers while maintaining firm control by the Bolsheviks. 
D) The NEP wanted to build on the economic momentum of the war and push Russia to the commanding heights of economic prosperity. 
E) The NEP put the means of industrial production and health care under the control of central government planners. 
A) The NEP was designed to consolidate all economic activity into state enterprises run by economic bureaucrats. 
B) The NEP banned any economic activity not under the direct supervision of Lenin and his Politburo. 
C) The NEP encouraged small-scale capitalist business and profit seekers while maintaining firm control by the Bolsheviks. 
D) The NEP wanted to build on the economic momentum of the war and push Russia to the commanding heights of economic prosperity. 
E) The NEP put the means of industrial production and health care under the control of central government planners.

Question 10

All of the following were true of women's lives under Soviet rule EXCEPT

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A) Soviet leaders did not really believe in equality for women. 
B) Women held positions in the highest ranks of Stalin's inner circle. 
C) Most Soviet women, by the late 1930s, worked outside the home. 
D) Women's additional income was necessary for many Soviet families. 
E) Women who bore many children were rewarded with cash and medals. 
A) Soviet leaders did not really believe in equality for women. 
B) Women held positions in the highest ranks of Stalin's inner circle. 
C) Most Soviet women, by the late 1930s, worked outside the home. 
D) Women's additional income was necessary for many Soviet families. 
E) Women who bore many children were rewarded with cash and medals.

Question 11

Lenin changed Marxism to fit the realities of Russia using all of the following EXCEPT

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A) A full-time professional leadership supervising a conspiratorial, clandestine party. 
B) A movement of peasants', not workers', discontent with the government could lead to revolutionary action. 
C) A dictatorship of the Bolsheviks was necessary. 
D) The small industrial class of Russia would rise in discontent, followed by the peasants. 
E) The small group of the Central Committee and Lenin would rule Russia. 
A) A full-time professional leadership supervising a conspiratorial, clandestine party. 
B) A movement of peasants', not workers', discontent with the government could lead to revolutionary action. 
C) A dictatorship of the Bolsheviks was necessary. 
D) The small industrial class of Russia would rise in discontent, followed by the peasants. 
E) The small group of the Central Committee and Lenin would rule Russia.

Question 12

During the struggles for rule between the Bolsheviks and Provisional Government, what group's support was necessary for victory ?

Accepted Answer

A) the urban workers 
B) the rural peasants 
C) the armed forces 
D) the monarchists 
E) the aristocrats 
A) the urban workers 
B) the rural peasants 
C) the armed forces 
D) the monarchists 
E) the aristocrats

Question 13

Term for identification: October Revolution

Accepted Answer

The October Revolution, also known as th

Question 14

​Describe the strengths and weaknesses of Soviet rule and the impact that rule had on the material and social welfare. Was Soviet rule a "savior" of the Russian people? Did life for the average Russian improve under Soviet rule? Defend your answer with examples.

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​Answers would include a discu

Question 15

Term for identification: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace

Question 16

What was the result of the out side intervention by Western governments in Russia's civil war?

Accepted Answer

A) The Bolsheviks were indignant at outside interference in a domestic issue. 
B) The intervention led to a victory for the White army. 
C) It increased support at home for the White army. 
D) It was viewed as a partnership of convenience between Trotsky and Kerensky. 
E) There was no real change because it came too late to help the White army. 
A) The Bolsheviks were indignant at outside interference in a domestic issue. 
B) The intervention led to a victory for the White army. 
C) It increased support at home for the White army. 
D) It was viewed as a partnership of convenience between Trotsky and Kerensky. 
E) There was no real change because it came too late to help the White army.

Exam 21: The Soviet Experiment to World War II

What was the overall view regarding Stalin's early years of rule?

What was one of the major problems in the cities in Russia by the spring of 1917?

Which of the following was NOT considered a drawback to Soviet life?

What is blamed for the death of 10 million peasants during Stalin's collectivization drive?

What did "discipline" mean under Stalinist rule from 1928 to 1941? Explain Stalin's reaction to opposition and the effects on the Russian people.

Evaluate St alin's agrarian and industrial economic policies. To what degree did he succeed in achieving his anticipated goals? Defend your answer with examples.

What was the main purpose of collectivization under Stalin?

In the 1920s through the early 1950s, the only real talent necessary for a successful Communist Party career was to be able to pretend to worship ____________________.

What was the essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP)?

All of the following were true of women's lives under Soviet rule EXCEPT

Lenin changed Marxism to fit the realities of Russia using all of the following EXCEPT

During the struggles for rule between the Bolsheviks and Provisional Government, what group's support was necessary for victory ?

Term for identification: October Revolution

​Describe the strengths and weaknesses of Soviet rule and the impact that rule had on the material and social welfare. Was Soviet rule a "savior" of the Russian people? Did life for the average Russian improve under Soviet rule? Defend your answer with examples.

Term for identification: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

What was the result of the out side intervention by Western governments in Russia's civil war?

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