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

Exam code: 9HI0

3 hours8 questions
1
20 marks

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1917–28, Bolshevik control of the mass media and propaganda was the main reason for the consolidation of the Soviet regime?

2
20 marks

How significant was the role of the secret police in sustaining the Soviet regime in the years 1953–85?

3
20 marks

How significant was the role of the secret police in maintaining communist control in the years 1917–85?

4
20 marks

How accurate is it to say that Soviet government restrictions on artistic and cultural expression remained unchanged in the years 1917–85?

5
20 marks

How significant was state control of the mass media and propaganda in sustaining the Soviet regime in the years 1917-85?

6
20 marks

How accurate is it to say that the personality cult of Stalin was markedly different from the personality cults of Khrushchev and Brezhnev?

7
20 marks

How accurate is it to say that the Soviet leadership's policy on the arts and culture remained remarkably consistent in the years 1953–85?

8
20 marks

How accurate is it to say that Soviet policy on religion under Lenin and Stalin was markedly different from Soviet policy on religion under Khrushchev and Brezhnev?