Bolshevik Consolidation Flashcards
What title was replaced with ‘People’s Commissars’?
Ministers
What year was the Politburo formalised?
1919
What happened to the Red Guards?
They were demobilised and a new Red Army of workers and peasants formed
What year was the Cheka established?
1917
How many employees did the Cheka have in 1918 compared to 1921?
120 in 1918
143,000 in 1921
How many people were killed by the Cheka in 1918 alone?
50,000
How much of the vote in the Constituent Assembly 1917 did the Bolsheviks secure?
24%
How many civilians were killed when demonstrating against the closure of the constituent assembly?
12
When was the armistice signed that ended WW1?
2nd December 1917
Who did Lenin appoint to negotiate the terms of the armistice?
Trotksy
How much arable land did Russia lose under the terms?
32%
How much of its railway did Russia lose under the terms?
25%
How much of its factories did Russia lose under the terms?
33%
How much of its coal and iron did Russia lose under the terms?
75%
When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed?
3rd March 1918
