Renewed Terror (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What happened to Leopold Trepper after returning from leading the Red Orchestra spy network?
What happened to Leopold Trepper after returning from leading the Red Orchestra spy network?
He received a medal then was imprisoned
What did the February 1947 law prohibit in the USSR?
What did the February 1947 law prohibit in the USSR?
Marriages to foreigners
What was the MVD responsible for after the NKVD restructuring?
What was the MVD responsible for after the NKVD restructuring?
Domestic security and the gulag system
How many wartime survivors were sent to labor camps during Stalin's post-war period?
How many wartime survivors were sent to labor camps during Stalin's post-war period?
Approximately 12 million people
In what year was the Zhdanovshchina cultural purge launched?
In what year was the Zhdanovshchina cultural purge launched?
1946
Who coordinated Stalin's major cultural purge in the post-war period?
Who coordinated Stalin's major cultural purge in the post-war period?
Andrei Zhdanov
Which composers faced criticism for 'rootless cosmopolitanism' during the Zhdanov purge?
Which composers faced criticism for 'rootless cosmopolitanism' during the Zhdanov purge?
Shostakovich and Prokofiev
When did Trofim Lysenko gain complete control over the Academy of Sciences?
When did Trofim Lysenko gain complete control over the Academy of Sciences?
August 1948
When was Stalin's seventieth birthday celebrated with a giant illuminated portrait?
When was Stalin's seventieth birthday celebrated with a giant illuminated portrait?
December 1949
What did Harrison Salisbury observe when he returned to the USSR in 1949?
What did Harrison Salisbury observe when he returned to the USSR in 1949?
Friends avoiding him out of fear