First Six Months Pt2 Flashcards
1
Q
Russia had over … short of grain than what was needed
A
13 million tons short of grain
2
Q
By …, Petrograd bread ration hit … a day
A
March 1918, 50 grams a day
3
Q
By …, Petrograd workforce had decreased by … to …
A
June 1918, 3 million to 2 million
4
Q
State Capitalism:
A
April 1918
5
Q
Lenin on State Capitalism:
A
“Clearly it is a compromise measure”
6
Q
For every factory formally nationalised under the Worker’s decree, … more were seized without government permission
A
4 more
7
Q
Worker’s Control Decree:
A
14 November 1917
8
Q
Cheka created:
A
7 December 1917
9
Q
Cheka originally had a staff of :
A
23 people
10
Q
Cheka gained the right to execute on:
A
21 February 1917
11
Q
Litvin on the Cheka:
A
The Cheka was “a powerful punitive institution, capable of terrifying and terrorising the population”
