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The “Young Pioneers” was the name of

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a school to teach industrial skills.
B
all Soviet children under Stalin’s rule
C
a growing group of anti-Stalin activists.
D
a communist youth organization.
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If Joseph Stalin had set lower production quotas for his first Five-Year Plan, he would have

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won more public support for his command economy.
B
achieved better results and conserved resources.
C
achieved less impressive results, but at less cost to workers.
D
met his goals, but workers would have worked longer hours.
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Joseph Stalin believed he needed absolute authority in the USSR in order to

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maintain peace with the rest of Europe.
B
implement change without using violence.
C
unite the country and make it strong.
D
bring the Communist Party into power.
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Which of these statements accurately describes Joseph Stalin? Choose two answers.He was less brutal than previous Russian leaders.He overthrew Lenin to become leader of the USSR.He cut steel production to improve the economy.He restricted citizens’ personal rights and freedoms.He held absolute power as a totalitarian dictator.

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He was less brutal than previous Russian leaders.
B
He overthrew Lenin to become leader of the USSR.
C
He cut steel production to improve the economy.
D
He restricted citizens’ personal rights and freedoms.
E
He held absolute power as a totalitarian dictator.
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two
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one
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four
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three
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What motivated Joseph Stalin to persecute writers, scholars, and scientists?

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People in these professions made up the bulk of the Communist Party.
S
Stalin was convinced one of them would try to overthrow him and seize power.
M
Many were non-Russians who Stalin wanted to drive out of the country.
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Stalin feared they might spread ideas that went against the Soviet government.
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Altering photographs was part of Joseph Stalin’s effort to

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promote democracy.
c
censor the Communist Party.
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persecute visual artists.
c
change historical facts.
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What was the main reason Joseph Stalin created collective farms?

A
Soviet farms were old-fashioned and inefficient.
B
Collective farms would create many new jobs.
C
Farmland could be turned into industrial land.
D
Wasteful crop surpluses would be eliminated.
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Joseph Stalin placed a high value on motherhood because he

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wanted women to produce more workers.
r
recognized the hard work involved in parenting.
v
valued women’s overall contributions to society.
h
had great respect for his own mother.
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If the USSR’s economy had remained agriculture-based rather than industrialized, then

A
the unemployment rate among men would have been much lower.
B
women would have been much less in demand in the workforce.
C
crop productivity would have led to larger, better nourished populations.
D
children would not have had to leave school early to work in factories.
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What is a collective farm?

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a community farm
B
a communist farm
C
a subsistence farm
D
an independent farm
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Why did the Kulak class, in particular, oppose collectivization?

A
They opposed modernization and machines and clung to old farming methods.
B
They were wealthier than other peasants and therefore had the most to lose.
C
They supported workers’ rights and wanted to protect individual farmers’ jobs.
D
They were against Joseph Stalin’s Five-Year Plan and worked to undermine it.

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