History of Russia Questions
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What does Ivan keep hidden in his boots?A. a needleB. pages copied from the BibleC. a spoonD. his bread ration
A "special camp" was a camp where the prisoners were given "special" privileges.
What was Ivan's prisoner identification number?A. S 854B. S 509C. P 508D. P 802
A "free" worker was a term used by the prisoners to describe people outside the camps who were usually employed on construction sites in the vicinity of the Soviet concentration camps or GULAGs.
While he was in prison, Ivan took pride in his job as a cook.
In the GULAG, prisoners were required to wear numbers on their shirts, caps, or clothing.
A civil war erupted in Greece after World War Il when the country was placed in the orbit of what victorious nation?A. Soviet UnionB. United StatesC. Great BritainD. France
Winston Churchill gave his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at what American university in March of 1946?A. YaleB. HarvardC. WestministerD. University of Missouri
After he was released from the GULAG, Ivan's wife wanted him to go back to being an oil worker.
"Goner" was camp slang for a prisoner who had escaped.
Under the Truman Doctrine funds were provided to fight communism in :A. Greece and TurkeyB. Italy and GermanyC. Russia and PolandD. France and Great Britain
Ivan was in the GULAG after being convicted of treason.
Who came to lead Russia and the Communist Politburo after Khrushchev was deposed because of his health?A. Alexei KosyginB. Leonid BrezhnevC. Mikhail SuslovD. Konstantin ChernenkoE. lurii Vladimirovich Andropov
Stalin was responsible for:A. The death of LeninB. Destroying countless churches and mosquesC. Elevating many Kulaks into positions in the Communist Party and the PolitburoD. The occupation and subjugation of Poland
In the novel, Ivan Denisovich was a Russian-American journalist who was captured by the Russians at the end of World War II.
Approximately how many Russians died in World War II?A, 25,000,000 B. 250,000С. 125,000,000D. 64,321,000
The NEP resulted in:A. Reinstitution of a "free market"B. Allow industry and agriculture to recover from the evils of "War Communism"C. Growth of a vast bureaucracyD. All of the above
Why did Stalin attempt to destroy the Ukrainian peasantry?A. They resisted forced collectivizationB. They were supporters of Nicholas II and the monarchyC. In large numbers, they refused to join the Russian militaryD. They had fought for the "Whites" during the Civil War
After World War II, Stalin and the Politburo resorted to:A. Emphasizing heavy industry in reconstructing the Russian economyB. Launching Russia into a Fourth Five-Year PlanC. Demanding and collecting repatriations from the defeated GermansD. All of the above
According to your text what happened immediately in Russia following the death of Stalin?A. There was great rejoicingB. Ukraine immediately declared its independenceC. Crowds in the streets openly weptD. Several members of the Romanov dynasty who had been in exile in Paris, returned to Russia within weeks, hoping to regain power