Quiz for Source 21.2: Experiencing Stalinism

1. Question 21.6

   When and why was this poster produced?
   

   When and why was this poster produced?

   A.

   In the final years of Stalin’s rule to celebrate his success in transforming Soviet agriculture

   B.

   The year after the Bolsheviks came to power as a vision of a better future

   C.

   During World War II in order to rally peasants to the war effort

   D.

   During the first of Stalin’s five-year plans for overall development of the Soviet Union in support of wide-scale efforts to collectivize farms in the Soviet Union

2. Question 21.7

   What can we learn about the role envisioned for women in Soviet collectivized agriculture from this image?
   

   What can we learn about the role envisioned for women in Soviet collectivized agriculture from this image?

   A.

   Women were to play no role in the highly mechanized world of Soviet agriculture.

   B.

   Women were to manage collective farms while men served as workers.

   C.

   Women were to participate in important tasks like the harvest.

   D.

   Women were to raise livestock while men focused on the production of grain.

3. Question 21.8

   Which element of this image most closely support Stalin’s assessment of the first five-year plan in Source 21.1?
   

   Which element of this image most closely support Stalin’s assessment of the first five-year plan in Source 21.1?

   A.

   The struggle against the kulaks

   B.

   Military readiness of the country

   C.

   The campaign against religion

   D.

   The mechanization of agriculture through factory-produced tractors and machinery

4. Question 21.9

   The ideal relationship of agriculture and industry as shown in this poster is best described as
   

   The ideal relationship of agriculture and industry as shown in this poster is best described as

   A.

   the dependence of agriculture on industry.

   B.

   the priority of industry over agriculture.

   C.

   the mutual interdependence of agriculture and industry.

   D.

   the relationship of both agriculture and industry to national defense.

5. Question 21.10

   The success of collectivization is highlighted in this poster by all of the following EXCEPT
   

   The success of collectivization is highlighted in this poster by all of the following EXCEPT

   A.

   an abundant harvest.

   B.

   the struggle against the kulaks.

   C.

   the mechanization of farming.

   D.

   collective rather than individual labor.