QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About The Soviet Union?

Lauren Kirkbride|History|6 Jul 2020

During his reign, Joseph Stalin implemented forced labor camps. What were they called?

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A poster of Joseph Stalin shows him with his hand raised.
Retry Correct Incorrect A gulag was a system of labor camps that incarcerated 18 million years in around 30 years. The word is shorthand for Glavnoe Upravlenie Lagerei, which means “Main Camp Administration.” Prisoners died from execution, starvation, or exhaustion from 14-hour workdays.
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During his reign, Joseph Stalin implemented forced labor camps. What were they called?

  • Gulag
  • Leningrad
  • Gagarin
  • Perestroika
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