Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What position gave Stalin control over the Party bureaucracy?
What position gave Stalin control over the Party bureaucracy?
General Secretary
What was bureaucratic centralism under Stalin?
What was bureaucratic centralism under Stalin?
Govt from centre w/ central appointments
What did Stalin criminalize within the Communist Party?
What did Stalin criminalize within the Communist Party?
Factionalism
Where did Stalin cultivate his network of loyal supporters?
Where did Stalin cultivate his network of loyal supporters?
Lower echelons of Party leadership
What was the primary mechanism driving Stalin's governmental system?
What was the primary mechanism driving Stalin's governmental system?
Fear
In what year was the Cheka restructured and renamed OGPU?
In what year was the Cheka restructured and renamed OGPU?
1926
Who became Chairman of the secret police after Dzerzhinsky's death?
Who became Chairman of the secret police after Dzerzhinsky's death?
Vyacheslav Menzhinsky
What slogan associated Stalin with Lenin?
What slogan associated Stalin with Lenin?
Stalin is the Lenin of Today
By what year was the foundation of the Stalin cult firmly established?
By what year was the foundation of the Stalin cult firmly established?
1929
What did Stalin do with Lenin's body against Krupskaya's objections?
What did Stalin do with Lenin's body against Krupskaya's objections?
Had it embalmed and tomb made a shrine