Term 3 Week 5 Stalin's Five Year Plan

Task 1: Source-based Question [25 minutes]

Study the following Sources and type your answer using mircrosoft word. You should email your History teachers at the following address:

Mrs Catherine Chan Khoo_heng_oi_catherine@boonlaysec.edu.sg
Mr Desmond Tan Tan_Junhao_Desmond@boonlaysec.edu.sg
Mr Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan_Singh@boonlaysec.edu.sg
Ms Elaine Lim Elaine_Lim_Mei_mei@boonlaysec.edu.sg

Remember to type in the question in your answer.

Stalin's Russia

Source A: A Communist poster on Stalin, the leader of Russia.

(a) Study Source A. Why do you think this poster was created? Explain your answer using details of the source and your own contextual knowledge. [6]

Source B: A Communist photograph showing the efforts taken to industrialise Russia in the 1930s.



(b) Study Source B. How reliable is Source B in showing that Stalin's industrial efforts was a success? You should use your contextual knowledge to help you evaluate the source. (7)

Task 2: Essay Writing [20 minutes]

Write the following essay using microsoft word. Send it to your History teachers at the above email address when you have completed your work.

'Stalin became the leader of Russia because of his schemy nature'. Do you agree with this judgement? Explain your answer. [13]