The Leningrad Affair, Purges and the Doctors’ Plot (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What time period did High Stalinism cover?
What time period did High Stalinism cover?
1945-1953
Which Leningrad-based leader was assassinated by 1934 after becoming too powerful and popular?
Which Leningrad-based leader was assassinated by 1934 after becoming too powerful and popular?
Kirov
Who organized the accusations in the Leningrad affair?
Who organized the accusations in the Leningrad affair?
Malenkov and Beria
How many officials from Leningrad were dismissed by October 1950?
How many officials from Leningrad were dismissed by October 1950?
Over 2,000
The Mingrelian Case weakened whose power base indirectly?
The Mingrelian Case weakened whose power base indirectly?
Beria's
Who triggered the Doctors' plot by writing to Stalin in 1952?
Who triggered the Doctors' plot by writing to Stalin in 1952?
Lydia Timashuk
What did Stalin use 'anti-Zionism' as cover for?
What did Stalin use 'anti-Zionism' as cover for?
Anti-Semitism
In 1949, whose Jewish wives were arrested?
In 1949, whose Jewish wives were arrested?
Molotov and Kalinin
Why did the nine condemned doctors survive their death sentences?
Why did the nine condemned doctors survive their death sentences?
Stalin died in March 1953
What was a key purpose of Stalin's divide-and-rule tactics?
What was a key purpose of Stalin's divide-and-rule tactics?
Prevent coalition against him