Stalin in Power - Terror and Propaganda (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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During which years did the Great Purge take place in the Soviet Union?
During which years did the Great Purge take place in the Soviet Union?
1936-1938
What was the Great Purge also known as?
What was the Great Purge also known as?
The Great Terror
Which secret police force played a central role in carrying out Stalin's purges?
Which secret police force played a central role in carrying out Stalin's purges?
NKVD
In which remote region were many Gulag labour camps located?
In which remote region were many Gulag labour camps located?
Siberia
What year did Stalin die, by which time millions had passed through the Gulag?
What year did Stalin die, by which time millions had passed through the Gulag?
1953
How was Stalin portrayed through his cult of personality?
How was Stalin portrayed through his cult of personality?
As father of the nation
What did the Stakhanovite movement glorify?
What did the Stakhanovite movement glorify?
Workers exceeding production targets
What artistic style did Stalin promote that glorified communist values?
What artistic style did Stalin promote that glorified communist values?
Socialist realism
How were Stalin's rivals like Leon Trotsky treated in historical records?
How were Stalin's rivals like Leon Trotsky treated in historical records?
Vilified or erased
Which poet faced severe repercussions for critical works under Stalin?
Which poet faced severe repercussions for critical works under Stalin?
Osip Mandelstam
Name one youth organisation used to instil Communist values in children.
Name one youth organisation used to instil Communist values in children.
Young Pioneers
What was a key impact of Stalin's terror on Soviet families?
What was a key impact of Stalin's terror on Soviet families?
Members denouncing each other
Which group was targeted during dekulakisation?
Which group was targeted during dekulakisation?
Wealthier peasants (kulaks)
Which marshal was arrested and executed during the Great Purge?
Which marshal was arrested and executed during the Great Purge?
Marshal Tukhachevsky
What were Gulag inmates forced to do in the labour camps?
What were Gulag inmates forced to do in the labour camps?
Mining, logging, and construction