The Big Picture (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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What major challenge did Soviet leaders face when building a socialist economy?
What major challenge did Soviet leaders face when building a socialist economy?
Socialists had no detailed practical plans
Which three economic policies did Lenin experiment with between 1917 and 1921?
Which three economic policies did Lenin experiment with between 1917 and 1921?
State capitalism, War Communism, and NEP
What were the two main pillars of Stalin's command economy?
What were the two main pillars of Stalin's command economy?
State-run farms & state-planned industry
What happened to Soviet agriculture under Stalin's 'Revolution from Above'?
What happened to Soviet agriculture under Stalin's 'Revolution from Above'?
It ruined agricultural productivity
Which major achievement helped legitimize Stalin's economic model after 1945?
Which major achievement helped legitimize Stalin's economic model after 1945?
Successful post-war reconstruction
Where were the Virgin Lands that Khrushchev attempted to cultivate?
Where were the Virgin Lands that Khrushchev attempted to cultivate?
Kazakhstan and Siberia
Why did Khrushchev's Virgin Lands Scheme ultimately fail?
Why did Khrushchev's Virgin Lands Scheme ultimately fail?
Soil erosion destroyed the land
How did Brezhnev's government hide the severity of economic crisis in the 1970s?
How did Brezhnev's government hide the severity of economic crisis in the 1970s?
Through international trade and loans
By what year was the Soviet economic experiment recognized as having failed?
By what year was the Soviet economic experiment recognized as having failed?
1985
When did Stalin order compulsory collectivisation of Soviet farms?
When did Stalin order compulsory collectivisation of Soviet farms?
December 1929