Lenin's New Economic Policy and Stalin's Rise (1921-1928)

Question 1

What did Russia’s huge economic collapse following the Russian Civil War, cause?

Answer 1

It prompted Lenin’s ‘New Economic Policy’ (NEP) in 1921.

Question 2

What did the Bolsheviks do due to a need for economic recovery in Russia?

Answer 2

They temporarily pulled back from outright socialism with a new goal to have the NEP first stabilize the country’s economy

Question 3

What was the introduction of socialist propaganda called?

Answer 3

Socialist Realism

Question 4

What did socialist propaganda do/why was it introduced?

Answer 4

to glorify the working class and idealize soviet life

Question 5

Why did the Bolsheviks need to glorify the working class and idealize soviet life?

Answer 5

In an attempt to reassure people that communism was destined for success despite the economic rut Russia was facing

Question 6

When did Lenin die?

Answer 6

1924

Question 7

What happened upon Lenin’s death?

Answer 7

A fight for power between Trotsky and Stalin broke out

Question 8

Who won the battle for power between Trotsky and Stalin, and how?

Answer 8

Stalin’s skillful use of propaganda framed Trotsky as an enemy of revolution, and himself as an heir of Lenin

Question 9

What happened to Trotsky following Stalin’s rise to power?

Answer 9

Trotsky was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929 and eventually assassinated years later in Mexico, in 1940

Question 10

What did Stalin do upon his rise to power?

Answer 10

He began to reshape the direction of the Soviet Union, introducing the concept that the USSR could build a successful socialist state on its own

Question 11

What did Stalin reject of Trotsky’s?

Answer 11

He rejected Trotsky’s vision of an international revolution, in contrast to Stalin, believing that socialism couldn’t survive in one country alone