Social Developments 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 the status of women was transformed under Soviet rule in the years 1917–85?

How significant was employment for the promotion of a stable Soviet society in the years 1953–85?

To what extent did government attitudes towards the family as a social unit change in the years 1917-85?

How significant was Soviet educational policy for the population of the USSR in the years 1917–85?

How significant were the Soviet regime's attempts to improve the status of women in the years 1917–85?

How successful were the attempts of the Soviet regime to promote a stable society in the years 1953–85?

How accurate is it to say that housing was the Soviet regime's greatest social failure in the years 1917–85?

How significant were youth organisations in shaping Soviet society in the years 1918–85?

How far do you agree that the lives of women in the Soviet countryside changed less than the lives of women in Soviet towns in the years 1917–85?

How accurate is it to say that Soviet social policy was driven by economic need rather than by ideology in the years 1917–85?

How successful was the Soviet regime in creating a classless society in the years 1917–85?

How accurate is it to say that Soviet employment policy in the years 1917–53 was more concerned with controlling workers than with providing work?

How accurate is it to say that Soviet education was more successful in creating skilled workers than in creating loyal citizens in the years 1917–85?

To what extent did the Second World War change Soviet society more than any government policy in the years 1917–85?