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- Soviet Union had a policy of full employment, even if this meant some people were doing jobs that did not need doing, while others were over-qualified for the jobs they did do.
- Even though Soviet system actively encouraged personal responsibility, Soviet population generally displayed low levels of labor discipline.
- The first human to enter outer space was a Soviet citizen.
- A series of purges that became known as the Great Terror are associated with...
- Which of the events listed below is the earliest in the chronology of Soviet / Russian history?
- "Soviet" is a Russian word that means...
- Where do Soviets run their government as the Soviet Union?
- Who emerged as General Secretary in 1924 after Lenin died?
- Who was elected president while Gorbachev was still General Secretary?
- The goal of the Comintern was to-set domestic policy and control internal rebellion-promote trade with capitalist countries and encourage foreign investment.-establish a state-run university to train elite members of the Communist Party.-encourage the ideals of the Communist Party and worldwide revolutions.
- How many stages does the Russian Revolution have?
- What ended with the treaty of Brest-Litovsk and cost russia lots of territory?
- Man who influenced the czarina Alexandra and was murdered by nobles
- What marks the beginning of Stage 2 and begins after the Bolsheviks removed Kerensky?
- In contrast to Lenin's "war communism," his New Economic Policy of 1921-rejected most of Marx's economic ideas.-outlawed all capitalist activities.-led to severe food shortages and a drop in production.-allowed small businesses to reopen for private profit.
- Which of the following best describes the Communist party in the Soviet Union?-A few elite groups became the party's rulers.-It was extremely popular with millions of members-Everyone in the country was required to be a member.-Party members usually escaped Stalin's purges.
- What policy did Stalin follow to bring agriculture under state control?-Russification-forced collectivization-Great Purge-Comintern
- How did Stalin's five-year plans affect industry and agriculture?-They improved the output for agriculture but decreased industry.-They decreased the output for agriculture but improved industry.-They improved the output for both industry and agriculture.-They decreased the output for both industry and agriculture.
- Stalin's "five-year plans" were aimed at-confiscating the land of wealthy factory owners.-building heavy industry and improving transportation.-allowing limited capitalism to help the economy grow.-raising the standard of living of the peasantry.
- Why did Communists target the Russian Orthodox Church?because Stalin was a Roman Catholic-because Church officials had -become corrupt and abused their power-because Stalin felt the Church promoted fascist beliefs-because people's loyalties lay with the Church rather than the state