Topic 3: Cheka Flashcards
1
Q
Decree on Red Terror
A
5 September 1918
Gave the Cheka the ability to summarily execute “anyone involved in white guard organisations, conspiracies and rebellions”
2
Q
Commissar of Justice Nikolai Krylenko
A
Execution of the innocent will impress the masses even more
3
Q
When was the Cheka created?
A
20 December 1917
4
Q
How many were killed by the Cheka
A
140,000 with an additional 140,000 through uprising suppressions
5
Q
How effective was the Cheka?
A
Exposed 142 counter revolutionary organisations and were confronted with 245 separate revolts in 1918
6
Q
How much did their numbers grow by?
A
Originally created with 15 men, but by 1921 grew to over 100,000 members
7
Q
What prompted the Decree on Red Terror
A
Assassination attempt
German invasion
