Terror Flashcards
What did Stalin do publically
Show trials e.g Trail of 16 Kamenev and 14 supporters executed
How many officers from Red army did Stalin kill
8 Senior generals
37,000 officers were purged
How many did Stalin kill
10% of adult male population
What did Great Terror establish
Established that Stalin was the only source of authority
What were consequences of Great Terror
- Eliminated Stalins rivals and imprisonment of people who could gain power
- Established principle that Stalin had right to use terror
- police became powerful organisation e.g Beria became powerful figure
What was Leningrad Affair
Purge against Leningrad party. 100 killed and 2000 arrested. Zhdanov died
How did Stalin test Loyalty
Kidnapped Molotov acted like nothing happened to test loyalty and keep people at bay
How did Lenin differ from Stalin
Did not tend to use terror against Party members
How did Lenin use terror
Suppressed Tamov rising deported 100,000 people to labour camps and attacking peasant villages
What did Lenin do in party to control
Ban on party unity and factions to make it more difficult
Lenin and secret police
Created a system of where Cheka would play a significant role, persecuting opposition political parties.
Cheka were free to persecute anyone that the government perceived as a threat.
Terror under Krushchev
Released 2 million prisoners and cases of political prisoners who had been executed were reviewed (4,000)
Can be seen when he was dismissed
