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6. Horses halved in number

  • True
  • False

7. What percentage of pigs were killed?

  • 65%
  • 45%
  • 90%
  • 15%
  • 25%

8. How many sheep were killed (in millions)?

  • 500
  • 20
  • 100
  • 50

9. How many cattle were killed (in millions)?

  • 30
  • 40
  • 10
  • 20
  • 50

10. What did Stalin encourage?

  • Cannibalism
  • People to trap and eat mice
  • People to keep and eat rabbits
  • People to grow their own vegetables

11. How many tractors were there (though half of collective farms didn't have one!)

  • 125 thousand
  • 50 thousand
  • 75 thousand
  • 100 thousand

12. By 1939, what percentage of Soviet citizens lived in cities?

  • 45%
  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 30%
  • 70%

13. Did this cause problems?

  • Yes - water shortages
  • Yes - social problems, eg, shortage of housing
  • No!

14. From 1928 - 40, the number of people living in cities rose from 22 million to...

  • 52 million
  • 63 million
  • 25 million
  • 87 million

15. The peasants became hostile and hated Stalin so much they welcomed Nazi tanks in 1941

  • True
  • False

16. Propaganda made everyone look happy. This...

  • Widened the gap between workers and peasants, creating hostility
  • Was true
  • Made people in Britain want to live in Russia

17. The right wing moderates...

  • Hated Stalin and collectivisation so began to plot against him
  • Loved Stalin and collectivisation
  • Didn't care either way