Name:__________________________________
Date: ___________________________________
Block: __________________________________
1. Stalin was described as a “ ________________________ devil.”
2. How many out of ten people in Russia lived in poor conditions ? ________
3. Describe the character and behavior of Josef Stalin’s father. ________________________________________
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4. Stalin was interested in Marxism which was a fundamental belief in Bolshevism, a political movement led by
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5. The name Stalin literally means “___________ ____ _________”
6. During the Russian Civil War the Reds fought against the Whites. Who were the Reds?
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7. After the Russian Civil War, Stalin was given what title? _____________________________________________
8. Upon Lenin’s death, Vladimir’s secret will was read. What did he say of Stalin? _________________________
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9. Stalin developed the ________________, a group of labor camps to work people to death.
10. What evidence is given that the military confessions were probably not written by the officers in question by their own free will? ____________________________________
11. Leon Trotsky was killed with an ________________
12. Who did Stalin sign a non-aggression pact with? _____________________
13. Stalin died of a ________________________.
14. Who succeeded Josef Stalin as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?
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15. In 3 sentences or less, explain why there are still Russians who favor Stalin’s version of communism in
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Bonus: What country was Josef Stalin born in? ___________________________