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chapter 24
Life in Communist Russia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List the different categories of life in Stalin's Russia. | Economic policies, Terror, Women's lives, Propaganda, Education |
| What was Collectivisation | It was the grouping of small unproductive farms to form one large state owned farm |
| Who were Kulaks | Wealthy independent farmers |
| What were Gulags | Forced labour camps with harsh and horrible conditions |
| What did Stalin launch three of across a long period of time | 5 Year Plans |
| What was a five year plan | It was a set of targets with a set of policies that were meant to be met over the course of five years. |
| What was the goal of the first one 1928-1932 | It was focused on heavy industry and the collection of coal, steel, oil and electricity |
| What was the goal of the second one 1933-1937 | It had a continued focus on heavy industry and transport. The main focus was transport as the Moscow underground was built. |
| What was the goal of the third one 1938-1941 | The third plan was cut short due to Germany. The focus of it immediately switched to the production of arms and ammunition. |
| What is a dictator | A dictator is someone who has gained almost complete control over the entire nation. They use any means to maintain power. |
| Who ran the Gulags. | The NKVD or The Cheka |
| What did the prisoners of the Gulags do. | Cut down trees, mining and building railroads. |
| What did Stalin organise when he started to paranoically think about someone overtaking his power. | Show Trials |
| What were show trials | They were staged trials held in public to influence popular opinion. |
| How many show trials were there. | 3 |
| What else did Stalin use to keep control over Russia. | Propaganda |
| What newspaper criticized others and praised Stalin himself | The Pravda |
| What did Stalin use to show this propaganda. | Posters, Statues, Cities were renamed |
| Give examples of renamed cities | Stalinsk and Stalingrad |
| Those who were declared as enemies were killed in _____ and even airbrushed out of history. | Purges |
| What happened to school to improve literacy and improve efficiency in the workplace. | It was made compulsory and exams were brought back. |
| What youth organisations were set up in Russia. | Young Communists and Komsomol |
| How did propaganda influence schools. | Textbooks were re-written to make Stalin stand out as the main leader. |
| What did woman receive if they had more than 9 children | A glass hammer |
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