Josef Stalin: The Rise Of Russia's Steel Tyrant

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party during the Russian Revolution of 1917?
a) Joseph Stalin
b) Vladimir Lenin
c) Leon Trotsky
d) Nikita Khrushchev
Which philosopher's writings influenced Stalin during his time in the seminary?
a) Friedrich Nietzsche
b) Immanuel Kant
c) Karl Marx
d) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What did Stalin say after his first wife died?
a) He couldn't live without her
b) He would never love again
c) All his feelings for people died with her
d) He would dedicate his life to her memory
What did Tsar Nicholas II set up as a small concession to democracy?
a) A council
b) The Duma
c) A senate
d) A republic
What does the name "Joseph Stalin" mean?
a) Iron fist
b) Man of revolution
c) Man of steel
d) Man of power
Which position did Lenin assign to Stalin within the Communist Party?
a) Head of propaganda
b) Deputy of Lenin
c) General Secretary
d) Minister of foreign affairs
Who was given the position of foreign affairs and the Red Army within the Communist Party?
a) Vladimir Lenin
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Leon Trotsky
d) Lev Kamenev
How did Stalin use the position of General Secretary to consolidate his power?
a) By increasing party membership
b) By controlling the agenda and appointments
c) By creating propaganda campaigns
d) By making public speeches
In 1924, who died of a cerebral hemorrhage?
a) Joseph Stalin
b) Leon Trotsky
c) Roman Malinowski
d) Vladimir Lenin
What happened to Trotsky?
a) He was assassinated in Mexico
b) He lived in exile in France
c) He became a close ally of Stalin
d) He was imprisoned in the Soviet Union
What was the first area Stalin decided to fix in the Soviet Union?
a) Education
b) Industry
c) Military
d) Farming
Who were the kulaks?
a) Factory workers
b) Land-owning farmers
c) Government officials
d) Poor peasants
What was the consequence of Stalin's farming policies?
a) Increased productivity
b) An economic boom
c) Famine and death of millions
d) Rapid modernization of agriculture
What was the purpose of the show trials orchestrated by Stalin?
a) To expose corruption within the Communist Party
b) To secure confessions and execute old rivals and alleged conspirators
c) To create a sense of justice among the Soviet people
d) To demonstrate the fairness of the Soviet legal system
What did Stalin offer to those he accused in order to get their confessions?
a) A reduced prison sentence
b) A chance to leave the country
c) Protection for their families
d) A high-ranking position in the government
How many leading party members did Stalin wipe out during the purge?
a) Over 100
b) Over 500
c) Over 1000
d) Over 2000
What was the role of the NKVD during the Great Terror?
a) To protect Soviet citizens
b) To promote communism
c) To arrest and kill traitors
d) To assist in foreign espionage
How were the targets for arrests during the Great Terror determined?
a) Random selection
b) Specific individuals
c) Set limits for each city or province
d) Only those with previous criminal records
How many names did Stalin personally sign on death warrants?
a) 5,000
b) 10,000
c) 25,000
d) 44,000
What were children encouraged to do regarding their parents?
a) Love and support them
b) Report any suspect behavior
c) Ignore their teachings
d) Abandon them for state institutions
How many people were executed during the Great Terror?
a) At least 300,000
b) At least 500,000
c) At least 700,000
d) At least 900,000
What were the slave labor camps in the Soviet Union called?
a) Concentration camps
b) Internment camps
c) Gulag
d) Laboratorium
In 1939, with which leader did Stalin cut a deal?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt b) Winston Churchill
c) Benito Mussolini d) Adolf Hitler