The nature of government 5 Flashcards
Repression (the army) (17 cards)
how many men were there in the army in 1855?
1.4 million
when was the Polish revolt defeated?
1863
when was Bloody Sunday?
1905
who led Bloody Sunday?
Father Gapon
how many soldiers deserted the army to support of the February revolution?
150,000
How many conscripts were in the red army by 1922?
5 million
who imposed war communism under Lenin?
the Cheka and the red army
when did sailors on the Kronstadt naval base mutiny? what about?
February 1921
how many red army soldiers were sent to recapture the naval base?
50,000
How many rebels were killed in the sailors mutiny?
1000 were killed in the assault and 500 were executed after
When was the Tambov rebellion?
1920-1921
How many were killed due to the Tambov rebellion?
15,000
what percentage of officers were purged by Stalin between 1936-38?
40%
what did Stalin order the troops to doin WW2
‘fight to the last drop of blood’
When did the red army conquer Berlin?
May 1945
During détente, what did the number of soldiers drop from?
dropped from 3.6 million to 2.4 million
how many were killed in the Hungarian uprising?
3000
