How did Joseph Stalin consolidate his political power after Vladimir Lenin's death?
A. He rallied poor farmers to oppose the wealthy elites that
dominated the Communist Party.
B. He imported huge amounts of food to end the starvation caused
by the Holodomor.
C. He started wars with the Soviet Union's neighbors to distract rival
military leaders.
D. He ordered the imprisonment or execution of anybody suspected
of opposing his rule.