Communist Government in the USSR, 1917–1985 (Edexcel A Level History: Route E: Communist states in the twentieth century): Exam Questions

How accurate is it to say that Stalin's use of terror in the 1930s was fundamentally similar to Lenin's use of terror in the years 1918–24?

How accurate is it to say that Khrushchev's approach to government was fundamentally similar to Brezhnev's approach to government?

How accurate is it to say that the nature of Soviet government under Lenin and Stalin was fundamentally similar?

How accurate is it to say that Stalin's industrial and agricultural policies were the primary reason for his power in the USSR in the years 1928–53?

How accurate is it to say that Khrushchev's attempts to reform Soviet government were largely successful?

How far do you agree that the Bolsheviks' creation of a one-party state in the years 1917–24 owed more to ideology than to circumstance?

How significant was the Russian Civil War in shaping the nature of Soviet government in the years 1918–28?

How accurate is it to say that Stalin's victory in the leadership struggle of the years 1922–29 owed more to his control of the party machine than to the mistakes of his rivals?

How far do you agree that the purges of the years 1934–41 strengthened rather than weakened the Soviet government?

How accurate is it to say that Soviet constitutions did little to change the reality of political power in the years 1924–77?

How significant was the Second World War in changing the nature of Soviet government in the years 1941–53?

How far do you agree that the Secret Speech of 1956 was the most important turning point in Soviet government in the years 1953–85?

How accurate is it to say that the Soviet government became progressively less able to reform itself in the years 1964–85?

How successful were Soviet leaders in solving the problem of the succession in the years 1924–85?