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Chapter 4: Purges Flashcards

1
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What happened to the CPSU between 1933-34?

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One million out of the three million members were removed

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Between what years were one million out of the three million CPSU members removed?

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1933-34

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Why were one million out of the three million CPSU members removed between 1933-34?

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Because they were accused of being ‘ryutinites’

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Why did Stalin purge the army?

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If anyone could organise a revolution or a coup, then it would be military leaders

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What happened in May 1937?

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‘Gigantic conspiracy’ had been discovered in the Red Army

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When was there a ‘Gigantic conspiracy’ discovered in the Red Army?

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May 1937

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What was the result of the ‘Gigantic conspiracy’ had been discovered in the Red Army in May 1937?

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8 generals who were considered ‘Hero’s of the Civil war’ were arrested.

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How many war commissars were removed from office?

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All 11

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9
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What happened to all 11 war commissars?

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Removed from office

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What happened to three of the five Marshals of the Soviet Union?

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Dismissed

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What happened to 91 out of 101 members on the Supreme military council?

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Dismissed

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12
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How members of the Supreme military council were dismissed?

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91 out of 101

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13
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What happened in June 1937?

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8 Generals tried, brutally tortured and confessed to treason

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14
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When had 8 Generals tried, brutally tortured and confessed to treason?

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June 1937

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15
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What had happened between June 1937 to December 1938?

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34,000 soldiers purged from the army

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During what period were 34,000 soldiers purged from the army?

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June 1937-December 1938

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17
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How many people were murdered as a result of the NKVD order 00447?

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250,000 people

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18
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What led to the death of 250,000 people?

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NKVD order 00447

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19
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How did the Russian people collaborate with the purges?

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Denounced friends, family, neighbours and some workers did that to bosses for promotional chances in an attempt to prove their loyalty

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20
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What a did regional officers do?

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Badgered central offices for higher targets to allow for more people to be arrested

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21
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What was the impact with the approaching WW2?

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Defies logic as it crippled Russia’s fighting forces and shows that Stalin lost touch with reality

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22
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What happened on the 12th of November 1938?

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Stalin and Molotov allowed the execution of 3,100 people

23
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When had Stalin and Molotov allowed the execution of 3,100 people?

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12th of November 1939

24
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What proportion of the population was arrested during the purges?

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One in eight

25
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What happened to every family in the USSR?

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Suffered the loss of at leat one member as a victim of the terror

26
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How many were arrested?

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29 million

27
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What happened to 29 million people?

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Arrested, most were sent to labour camps

28
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How many people died?

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15 million

29
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How did people react to the purges?

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Many welcomed them, as this was just a way to force them to obey which was something that has always happened. They saw it as a way of building a communist paradise on earth

30
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What were the Novenklatura?

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The new Stalinist ruling class of elite that had replaced the old Bolsheviks

31
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What was the name given to the new Stalinist ruling class of elite that had replaced the old Bolsheviks?

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Novenklatura

32
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What were the living conditions of the Novenklatura?

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Enjoyed more food, luxury homes, motor cars and they were totally loyal to Stalin

33
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How did local party bosses see the purges?

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Opportunity to advance their career because if there boss was purged then they could take their spot.

34
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Between 1937-39, how many army officers were executed?

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39,000

35
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When were 39,000 army officers executed?

A

1937-39

36
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Between 1937-39, how many naval officers were executed?

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3,000

37
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When were 3,000 army officers executed?

A

1937-39

38
Q

What happened in 1941?

A

Military intelligence were blames for not alerting him to Germany’s invasion plan

39
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When was military intelligence were blames for not alerting him to Germany’s invasion plan?

A

1941

40
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What happened to generals who performed badly?

A

Shot but then released when needed generals for the upcoming war

41
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What percentage of members of the party in 1939 had only been members since 1930?

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80%

42
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What was Yezhov known as?

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The ‘poisoned dwarf’ because of his small height and violent nature

43
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Who was the ‘poisoned dwarf’?

A

Yezhov

44
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What did Yagoda help construct?

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White Sea Canal using slave labour

45
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What happened to the 139 Central Committee members?

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102 were shot

46
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How many delegates survived to attend the 18th Party congress in 1939?

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1/3

47
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Of the 1.5 million arrested, who many were executed?

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1.3 million and more than half of these were firing squads

48
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How many people were shot between August 1937 to November 1938?

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1,500 people per day

49
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During what period were 1,500 people murdered per day?

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August 1937 to November 1938

50
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During August 1937 to November 1938, what was the increase in the population of the Gulag?

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1.2 million to 1.9 million

51
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What did Stalin say about the purges?

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‘if only 5% of those arrested turned out to be enemies of the state ‘that would be a good result’’

52
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Who said ‘if only 5% of those arrested turned out to be enemies of the state ‘that would be a good result’’?

A

Stalin

53
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What happened to the 767 members of the high command?

A

512 shot
29 dies in prison
3 committed suicide
59 remained in jail

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