Chapter 1 - The Leadership Struggle, 1924 -1929 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
When did the leadership struggle take place between?
A
1925 - 1929
2
Q
When was the 13th Party Congress?
A
1924
3
Q
Which Party Congress took place in 1924
A
13th
4
Q
As Trotsky started getting defeated what did he lose in 1925
A
Head of the Red Army
5
Q
What was Stalin seen as
A
a ‘man of the people’
6
Q
What did Stalin stop supporting in favour of Industrialisation
A
NEP
New Economic Policy
7
Q
When was the 15th Party Congress held?
A
1927
8
Q
Who was impacted during the 1927, 15th Party Congress?
A
Kamenev and Zinoviev as they lost respect when they became allies with their former enemy Trotsky
9
Q
When was Lenin’s Testament read?
A
May 1924
10
Q
Why was Lenin’s Testament disregarded?
A
- There were many embarrassing remarks about all of the successors
- Stalin was not viewed as a threat to the others - no reason to publish that
