| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who was Stalin's so called "archnemesis" | Leon Trotsky | 94%
|
| True or False: Lenin wanted Stalin to succeed him | NO | 94%
|
| What was the primary aim of Stalin's Five-Year Plans? | To rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union | 94%
|
| What does Stalin's surname mean? | Man of Steel | 88%
|
| Which major battle marked the largest turning point in the war on the Eastern Front, with Soviet forces gaining the initiative? | Battle of Stalingrad | 81%
|
| In which year did Joseph Stalin become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union? | 1922 | 56%
|
| What was the name of the policy that Stalin introduced in the late 1920s to organize agriculture in the Soviet Union? | Collectivization | 56%
|
| What was the name of the secret police organization under Stalin that was responsible for eliminating political opponents? | NKVD | 56%
|
| What were Kulaks? | Wealthy peasants who didn't support collectivization | 56%
|
| When Stalin was 35 he had two children with Lidia Pereprygina. How old was she? | 13 | 50%
|
| What was Stalin's initial response to the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941? | He was initially paralyzed by disbelief and did not make any immediate decisions. | 50%
|
| What religion did Joseph Stalin observe throughout most of his life? | Atheism | 38%
|
| The USSR had a 20% literacy rate in 1920. What was the literacy rate by 1940 with Stalin in power? | 90% | 31%
|
| What political movement did Stalin join in 1898? | Social Democratic Labour Party | 19%
|
| What was Stalin's first job? | Meteorological Observer | 0%
|