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2. Due to the famine in 1946, how did grain harvests decrease between 1945 and 1946?

  • Down from 47.3m to 39.6m
  • Down from 38.5m to 27.9m
  • Up from 27.9m to 38.5m
  • Up from 39.6m to 47.3m

3. How did Stalin change the way he controlled the Soviet Union in 1946?

  • Stepped down from his position
  • A council of ministers took on many of his responsibilities
  • He placed closer control over the country
  • Gave over control to his heir

4. By 1947, which of the following is not true?

  • Oil and electrical power surpassed 1940 levels
  • The atomic bomb was created by the USSR
  • Production of coal and steel passed pre-War figures
  • The Dnieper Dam was back in operation

5. What sparked the Leningrad Affair?

  • Leningrad was Trotsky's old power base
  • Kirov had been leader of party in Leningrad
  • Stalin had Zhdanov killed
  • Siege of Leningrad was independent of Stalin

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