Stalin’s Power over Party and State (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
What characterized Phase 2 (1934-38) of Stalin's control over Party and state?
What characterized Phase 2 (1934-38) of Stalin's control over Party and state?
The Great Terror removed Stalin's rivals
In which year did Stalin become Chair of Sovnarkom?
In which year did Stalin become Chair of Sovnarkom?
1941
By which year had the GKO become the most powerful committee in government?
By which year had the GKO become the most powerful committee in government?
1942
What was the senior government committee called under Lenin?
What was the senior government committee called under Lenin?
Sovnarkom
What was the main reality of the 1936 Soviet Constitution?
What was the main reality of the 1936 Soviet Constitution?
There was no rule of law in practice
How many officials were shot during the Leningrad Affair in 1949?
How many officials were shot during the Leningrad Affair in 1949?
Approximately 100
When did Hitler invade the Soviet Union?
When did Hitler invade the Soviet Union?
1941
What was Beria's powerbase in the succession struggle?
What was Beria's powerbase in the succession struggle?
The MVD (political police)
When did Molotov become Minister of Foreign Affairs?
When did Molotov become Minister of Foreign Affairs?
1939
What was Lenin's convention regarding terror against Party members?
What was Lenin's convention regarding terror against Party members?
Terror should never be used against them