Under Stalin, Membership in the Communist Party

question 25

Multiple Choice

Under Stalin, membership in the Communist Party

• A) was automatically granted to all Soviet citizens.
• B) was largely ceremonial, and offered no benefits.
• C) conferred valuable privileges.
• D) was something to be avoided, because it made people more susceptible to arrest.
• E) could only be purchased by those with large personal fortunes.

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