Divisions and Contenders for Power: Trotsky and the Left (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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Who was the most prominent Bolshevik figure after Lenin in 1924?
Who was the most prominent Bolshevik figure after Lenin in 1924?
Leon Trotsky
What was Trotsky's greatest failing in the succession struggle?
What was Trotsky's greatest failing in the succession struggle?
Failure to build party power base
Which aspect of Trotsky's past made Old Bolsheviks view him with suspicion?
Which aspect of Trotsky's past made Old Bolsheviks view him with suspicion?
His Menshevik background
What position did Kamenev hold from 1918?
What position did Kamenev hold from 1918?
Chairman of the Moscow Soviet
What was Kamenev's family relationship to Trotsky?
What was Kamenev's family relationship to Trotsky?
Brother-in-law
Which international organization did Zinoviev lead and chair?
Which international organization did Zinoviev lead and chair?
The Comintern
Where was Zinoviev's power base located?
Where was Zinoviev's power base located?
Leningrad (Petrograd)
When was the anti-Trotsky Triumvirate of Stalin, Zinoviev, and Kamenev formed?
When was the anti-Trotsky Triumvirate of Stalin, Zinoviev, and Kamenev formed?
1923
What contrasted the Left Opposition's international revolutionary expansion policy?
What contrasted the Left Opposition's international revolutionary expansion policy?
Stalin's 'Socialism in One Country'
Why did the Left Opposition's formation fail to stop Stalin?
Why did the Left Opposition's formation fail to stop Stalin?
It was formed too late