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Stalin and the Soviet Union Answers

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In addition to factory work, many women in the USSR were employed

a
as government officials.
i
in finance and management.
i
in healthcare and education.
a
as secret police and interrogators.
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Joseph Stalin placed a high value on motherhood because he

w
wanted women to produce more workers.
r
recognized the hard work involved in parenting.
v
valued women’s overall contributions to society.
h
had great respect for his own mother.
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Why did the Soviet government's transition to collectivization result in widespread starvation?

P
Peasants were not allowed to keep food until they met government quotas.
C
Collectivization’s new methods resulted in a slowdown in crop production.
M
Many people were forced out of jobs when farms turned to collectivization.
T
The government punished former farm workers who refused industrial jobs.
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What was Joseph Stalin’s goal in creating a command economy?

t
to gradually move to a market economy
t
to conserve limited resources
t
to shift resources toward necessities
t
to outproduce capitalist nations
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Altering photographs was part of Joseph Stalin’s effort to

p
promote democracy.
c
censor the Communist Party.
p
persecute visual artists.
c
change historical facts.
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What motivated Joseph Stalin to persecute writers, scholars, and scientists?

P
People in these professions made up the bulk of the Communist Party.
S
Stalin was convinced one of them would try to overthrow him and seize power.
M
Many were non-Russians who Stalin wanted to drive out of the country.
S
Stalin feared they might spread ideas that went against the Soviet government.

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