Past Questions – Edexcel Stalin’s Russia 1924-53
Leadership
Why was Stalin able to defeat his political rivals so easily in the years 1924-29? (June 2013)
How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? January 2010
How far were divisions over the continuation of the NEP responsible for the contest to succeed Lenin in the years 1924-28? January 2011
Why were Stalin’s opponents unable to prevent him from becoming the leader of the USSR by 1929? (June 2012)
Collectivisation
How far do you agree that the collectivisation of agriculture made an essential contribution to Stalin’s transformation of the Russian economy? (June 2009)
How accurate is it to say that the most important result of the collectivisation of agriculture was that it imposed Communist control on the countryside? (June 2011)
To what extent did collectivisation improve Soviet agriculture in the years 1928-41? June 2012
Five Year Plans
How far did the aims and key features of the Five-Year Plans change in the years 1928-41? (January 2012)
How far were economic problems responsible for Stalin’s decision to replace the NEP in 1928 with the first Five Year Plan? January 2009
How successful were Stalin’s industrial policies in developing the Russian economy in the years 1928-41? (June 2013)
Social Policies – Women, family and education
How far did Stalin’s social policies change the lives of children and women in the year to 1945? January 2010
Stalin and the Terror
How far do you agree that the most important result of the repression of 1934-38 was the strengthening of Stalin’s political dominance? January 2011
To what extent was a totalitarian state established in the USSR in the 1930s? (January 2013)
To what extent did Stalin establish a personal dictatorship in the years 1929-39? (June 2009)
World War Two
How far was the dramatic development of a war economy responsible for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? January 2009
How accurate is it to say that the lend-lease programme was the most important reason for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? (January 2012)
To what extent was the strength of the Soviet economy responsible for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? (January 2013)
Why, despite the disasters of 1941, was the USSR able to defeat Germany by 1945? (June 2012)
Leadership
Why was Stalin able to defeat his political rivals so easily in the years 1924-29? (June 2013)
How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? January 2010
How far were divisions over the continuation of the NEP responsible for the contest to succeed Lenin in the years 1924-28? January 2011
Why were Stalin’s opponents unable to prevent him from becoming the leader of the USSR by 1929? (June 2012)
Collectivisation
How far do you agree that the collectivisation of agriculture made an essential contribution to Stalin’s transformation of the Russian economy? (June 2009)
How accurate is it to say that the most important result of the collectivisation of agriculture was that it imposed Communist control on the countryside? (June 2011)
To what extent did collectivisation improve Soviet agriculture in the years 1928-41? June 2012
Five Year Plans
How far did the aims and key features of the Five-Year Plans change in the years 1928-41? (January 2012)
How far were economic problems responsible for Stalin’s decision to replace the NEP in 1928 with the first Five Year Plan? January 2009
How successful were Stalin’s industrial policies in developing the Russian economy in the years 1928-41? (June 2013)
Social Policies – Women, family and education
How far did Stalin’s social policies change the lives of children and women in the year to 1945? January 2010
Stalin and the Terror
How far do you agree that the most important result of the repression of 1934-38 was the strengthening of Stalin’s political dominance? January 2011
To what extent was a totalitarian state established in the USSR in the 1930s? (January 2013)
To what extent did Stalin establish a personal dictatorship in the years 1929-39? (June 2009)
World War Two
How far was the dramatic development of a war economy responsible for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? January 2009
How accurate is it to say that the lend-lease programme was the most important reason for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? (January 2012)
To what extent was the strength of the Soviet economy responsible for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? (January 2013)
Why, despite the disasters of 1941, was the USSR able to defeat Germany by 1945? (June 2012)