Chapter 21: Considering the Evidence Documents Quiz

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1. For Stalin what was the most important outcome of the rapid industrialization achieved under his five year plan?

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Correct. The answer is d. Stalin emphasized that the Soviet Union had become “a country capable of producing on a mass scale all modern means of defense and of equipping its army with them” in the event of an attack from abroad.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Stalin emphasized that the Soviet Union had become “a country capable of producing on a mass scale all modern means of defense and of equipping its army with them” in the event of an attack from abroad.

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2. Whose perspective is best represented in this response to Stalin”s efforts to collectivize agriculture?
“Now however poor we may be, we have our own rye and our own potatoes and our own cucumbers and our own milk. We know we won’t starve.”

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Correct. The answer is c. The peasant probably feared that by joining a collectivized farm the products of his labor would no longer protect him from starvation because they will be owned and rationed out by the community.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The peasant probably feared that by joining a collectivized farm the products of his labor would no longer protect him from starvation because they will be owned and rationed out by the community.

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3. Which perspective in “Living through Industrialization” (Document 21.3) best reveals the opportunities which Stalinist industrialization brought for some workers?

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Correct. The answer is a. This letter shows how minorities like this Tartar who were discriminated against in the past were able to secure educations and jobs in state enterprises.
Incorrect. The answer is a. This letter shows how minorities like this Tartar who were discriminated against in the past were able to secure educations and jobs in state enterprises.

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4. What role did common criminals play in “Personal Accounts of the Terror” (Document 21.4)?

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Correct. The answer is c. Common criminals were placed in cells with political prisoners in order to ensure that the political prisoners did not communicate among themselves or commit suicide.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Common criminals were placed in cells with political prisoners in order to ensure that the political prisoners did not communicate among themselves or commit suicide.

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5. The collectivized farms that the Communist party sought to establish in the Soviet Union were known as

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Correct. The answer is b. Kolhozy were the collectivized farms that Communist officials sought to persuade or if necessary coerce farmers to join.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Kolhozy were the collectivized farms that Communist officials sought to persuade or if necessary coerce farmers to join.