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Stalin and the Soviet Union Answers

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The “Young Pioneers” was the name of

A
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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What was Joseph Stalin’s goal in creating a command economy?

A
to gradually move to a market economy
B
to conserve limited resources
C
to shift resources toward necessities
D
to outproduce capitalist nations
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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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Which of these statements accurately describes Joseph Stalin? Choose two answers.

A
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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What is a collective farm?

A
a community farm
B
a communist farm
C
a subsistence farm
D
an independent farm
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Joseph Stalin believed he needed absolute authority in the USSR in order to

A
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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Joseph Stalin placed a high value on motherhood because he

A
wanted women to produce more workers.
B
recognized the hard work involved in parenting.
C
valued women’s overall contributions to society.
D
had great respect for his own mother.
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What is the definition of a gulag?

A
a political uprising
B
a terror campaign
C
a labor camp
D
a police raid
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Why did the Soviet government's transition to collectivization result in widespread starvation?

A
Peasants were not allowed to keep food until they met government quotas.
B
Collectivization’s new methods resulted in a slowdown in crop production.
C
Many people were forced out of jobs when farms turned to collectivization.
D
The government punished former farm workers who refused industrial jobs.
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Under Joseph Stalin, schools were reformed primarily to emphasize

A
the pursuit of higher education.
B
Soviet ideology.
C
Russian history and culture.
D
intellectual rigor.

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