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What was the purpose of the Five-year plan initiated by Stalin?
What was the purpose of the Five-year plan initiated by Stalin?
- To strengthen the Soviet military
- To rapidly industrialize the Soviet economy (correct)
- To promote democratic reforms in the Soviet Union
- To reduce the economic power of the Soviet Union
What was the significance of the Night of the Long Knives?
What was the significance of the Night of the Long Knives?
- A meeting between Stalin and Trotsky to discuss Soviet foreign policy
- A protest against the Soviet Union's invasion of Ukraine
- A failed coup against Stalin's regime
- A purge of Nazi leaders and consolidation of power by Hitler (correct)
What was the main purpose of the Gulag?
What was the main purpose of the Gulag?
- To provide a safe haven for Soviet refugees
- To imprison and forcefully labor Soviet citizens deemed enemies of the state (correct)
- To imprison and execute Nazi war criminals
- To train Soviet spies to infiltrate Western governments
What was the main purpose of the Iron Curtain?
What was the main purpose of the Iron Curtain?
What was the purpose of the Ukrainian Famine?
What was the purpose of the Ukrainian Famine?
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the 1936 Soviet Constitution was implemented?
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the 1936 Soviet Constitution was implemented?
What was the primary goal of the Five-year plan initiated by Stalin?
What was the primary goal of the Five-year plan initiated by Stalin?
What was the name of the forced labor camps established by Stalin?
What was the name of the forced labor camps established by Stalin?
What was the concept of mutually assured destruction related to?
What was the concept of mutually assured destruction related to?