AQA AS Level History- Struggle for Power in the USSR

A quiz on the struggle for power following the death of Lenin- Chapter 1 in the textbook. This quiz covers the actions of the Communist Party and major Bolsheviks frm 1924-1929.

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1. What did other Bolsheviks think of Stalin in 1924?

  • They underestimated him, thinking he was uneducated and boring
  • All other Bolsheviks loved him.
  • They were afraid of him and would do whatever he said
  • The Left Wing was against him but the Right Wing supported him.
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2. In what year did Lenin die following a series of strokes?

  • 1926
  • 1924
  • 1923
  • 1917

3. Who joined together to form the United Opposition in 1926?

  • Kamenev, Zinoviev and Trotsky
  • Stalin, Bukharin and Molotov
  • Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev
  • Stalin, Trotsky and Kamenev

4. Why did Lenin's Last Testament make it harder to find a successor to lead the party?

  • It advised that Stalin should become leader of the USSR, but other Bolsheviks didn't want this.
  • It was lost, so no one knew what Lenin had wanted.
  • It criticised all prominent Bolsheviks and gave no instructions on what to do after his death
  • No one could read what it said.

5. Which policy did Trotsky support in 1925?

  • Permanent Revolution
  • Collectivisation
  • Socialism in One Country
  • The NEP
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