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QuizMultiple Choice

Totalitarianism

Question 13 • (OC27) US GOVT-2106310-Sem-Meadows

Which leadership crisis occurred in the USSR that allowed a totalitarian government to take control?

Answer
A
Lenin was no longer supported by the party.
B
Lenin died and Stalin rose to power.
C
Lenin was no longer supported by the people.
D
Lenin and Stalin competed for power.

Explanation

Lenin’s death in 1924 created a power vacuum in the Soviet Union. Stalin gradually defeated his rivals and consolidated control, enabling a totalitarian government to take shape. The correct choice is “Lenin died and Stalin rose to power.”

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