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Chapter 2: Trotsky Flashcards

1
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When was Trotsky born

A

1879

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What type of family was Trotsky born into?

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Well off Jewish family

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When did Trotsky join other Marxists in London whilst escaping from Siberia?

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1902

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4
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What did Trotsky do in 1902

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Joined Lenin and Other Marxists in London whilst escaping from Siberia

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5
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Why was Trotsky exiled to Siberia

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Joined a revolutionary group

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6
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How did Trotsky gain a reputation of a revolutionary?

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In St Petersburg Soviet of November in 1905,he organised general strike amongst workers

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7
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What did Trotsky do in 1905?

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Organised general strike amongst workers for St Petersburg Soviet

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8
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How did Trotsky draw in crowds?

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Really good speaking skills

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9
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What was the impact of Trotskys speaking skills?

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Draw crowds towards his point of view

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10
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Who was Trotsky more popular with within the party?

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Younger and more radical section of the party

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When did Trotskys speaking skills do in 1917?

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Gained support during the October Revolution

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12
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What allowed Trotsky to have a strong power base?

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Commissar of Army

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13
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What did Trotsky bring the Commissar of Army mean?

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Strong power base in the Army

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14
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What did Trotsky plan for the Bolsheviks and secure?

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Planned Bolsheviks takeover and secured Bolsheviks pain

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15
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When did Trotsky restructure the Red Army?

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1918-21

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What did Trotsky do between 1918-21?

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Restructured Red Army

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17
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Who was Trotsky sided with in 1903?

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Mensheviks

18
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Why did Trotsky and Lenin clash?

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Rejected disciplined, secretive and professional political party

19
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In what year was Trotsky sided with the Mensheviks?

A

1903

20
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What did Lenin and Trotsky see eye to eye about?

A

Disciplining the Red army

21
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What did Trotsky become in Lenin’s government?

A

Principal lieutenant

22
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What did Lenin say about Trotsky in His testament?

A

No better communist

Most able man in The present central Committee

23
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Who described Trotsky as
No better communist
Most able man in The present central Committee

A

Lenin

24
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What allowed Trotsky to gain support from the young people and loyalty of the Red army

A

Victory in war and speeches

25
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What did Trotskys time in exile mean?

A

Most western leader

26
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What made Trotsky the most western leader?

A

Time in exile, in Paris, New York, London

27
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What was the impact of Trotsky being the most western leader?

A

Made enemies

In a country that had a strong sense of national pride and was very rural, this opposed Trotskys ideaology

28
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When did Trotsky join the Bolsheviks?

A

August 1917

29
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What happened to Trotsky in August 1917?

A

Joined Bolsheviks

30
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What did Lenin say about Trotsky in his testament?

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Most able man in the present central committee

No better communist

31
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Who said this about Trotsky Most able man in the present central committee
No better communist

A

Lenin

32
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Why did many resent Trotsky?

A

Joined the party later on and still gained Lenin’s trust and previously within the Mensheviks

33
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What was the characteristics of Trotsky?

A

Dismissive of other leading Bolshevik leaders

Arrogant

34
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What did people think Trotskys views would lead to?

A

Split in the Party

35
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What did Trotsky not like

A

Administrative work

36
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When was Trotsky diagnosed with fevers?

A

From 1923

37
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What happened from 1923?

A

Trotsky diagnosed with fever

38
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What did Trotsky being sick mean?

A

unable to handle or control political attacks by his enemies as well as absent from important votes in the Politburo

39
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Strengths of Trotsky:

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Formidable political skills 
Ruthless 
Organised 
Theoretician and ideologist 
Inspiring speech maker 
Second to Lenin 
Had the red army at his disposal 
Successful leadership during civil war and the October revolution
40
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Weakness of Trotsky:

A

Arrogant
Dismissive of those viewed inferior
Previously a Mensheviks
Made no serious attempt to gain a power base
Didn’t get involved in party administration and therefore a failure to build a base
Made a serious errors of judgment

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