The Bolsheviks and the Power Struggle Following the Death of Lenin (HSC SSCE Modern History): Quizzes
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By 1922, what proportion of Party members had been expelled during the Bolshevik consolidation of power?
By 1922, what proportion of Party members had been expelled during the Bolshevik consolidation of power?
One-quarter
In which month and year did Joseph Stalin become General Secretary of the Communist Party?
In which month and year did Joseph Stalin become General Secretary of the Communist Party?
April 1922
On what date did Lenin die?
On what date did Lenin die?
21 January 1924
In Lenin's Political Will postscript, what was his main criticism of Stalin?
In Lenin's Political Will postscript, what was his main criticism of Stalin?
Stalin is too rude
Which position did Trotsky hold from 1918 to 1925, during which he founded the Red Army?
Which position did Trotsky hold from 1918 to 1925, during which he founded the Red Army?
Commissar of War
What economic approach distinguished Bukharin from Trotsky?
What economic approach distinguished Bukharin from Trotsky?
Focus on consumer goods growth
Which administrative body did Stalin chair, giving him control over Party appointments and purges?
Which administrative body did Stalin chair, giving him control over Party appointments and purges?
Orgburo
In which year were Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev expelled from the Party as 'traitors'?
In which year were Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev expelled from the Party as 'traitors'?
1927
What effect did the Lenin Enrolment have on Party democracy?
What effect did the Lenin Enrolment have on Party democracy?
Undermined democracy in the Party
What was Stalin's doctrine of 'Socialism in One Country'?
What was Stalin's doctrine of 'Socialism in One Country'?
Build USSR industry before exporting revolution