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6. What phrase did Stalin refer to the kulaks with?

  • Liquidated as a class
  • Enemies of the state
  • Praised beyond belief
  • Scourge of the USSR

7. Between 1930 and 32, Stalin drove how many people into slave labour?

  • 500,000
  • 100,000
  • 2m
  • 1m

8. Spending on rearmament changed how in the 2nd FYP?

  • It rose from 11% in 1935 to 21% of GDP by 1939
  • Rose from 4% in 1933 to 17% of GDP by 1937
  • It reduced from 17% in 1933 to 4% of GDP by 1937
  • 20% of GDP was allocated to rearmament

9. How many penal labourers died in the building of the Volga Canal in 1937?

  • 17,000 of 180,000
  • 22,000 of 200,000
  • 150,000 of 300,000
  • 200,000 of 700,000

10. By July 1930, how many peasants were suppressed?

  • None
  • Lots - 390,000 peasants sent to gulags and 21,000 shot
  • Lots - 210,000 peasants sent to gulags and 39,000 shot
  • Few - Only 5% of peasants were in kolkhozes

11. How much were work norms raised by in 1936?

  • 10-50%
  • 20-30%
  • 45-70%
  • 120-150%

12. Which of the following occurred in the 2nd FYP?

  • Electricity and Chemical industries became less efficient
  • Oil targets were met
  • Steel output trebled
  • Consumer goods were expanded by 10%

13. What dates did the First Five Year Plan cover?

  • 1930-1934
  • 1928-1932
  • 1929-1933
  • 1927-1931

14. How did spending on rearmament change in the 3rd FYP?

  • Quadrupled
  • Halved
  • Doubled
  • Trebled

15. What was the 1930 article by Stalin?

  • Great Leap Forth
  • Applauding Collectivisation
  • Dizzy with Success
  • Regretful Apology

16. By 1937, the USSR was virtually self sufficient in what?

  • oil and consumer goods
  • food supplies and microchips
  • metal goods and machine tools
  • tanks and fighter planes

17. How much food was produced by private plots in Russia from late 1930s?

  • 52% of vegetables, 70% of meat, 71% of milk
  • 47% of vegetables, 60% of meat, 23% of milk
  • 60% of vegetables, 23% of meat, 47% of milk
  • 71% of vegetables, 52% of meat, 70% of milk