Lenin's Terror

Question 1

when was the cheka established & who was its leader?

Answer 1

1917 & felix dzerzinsky

Question 2

what did the cheka act against?

Answer 2

counter-revolution & sabotage

Question 3

when was the cheka given more power?

Answer 3

during the civil war

Question 4

when was the red terror & how many people were shot?

Answer 4

1921 & 1922 - 200,000 opposition shot

Question 5

what different names was the cheka given & when, why was it important that it was getting reorganised?

Answer 5

GPU in 1922 & the OGPU in 1923 - it meant growing independence from interference from other state institutions

Question 6

why did lenin use terror as a method of control? 2 reasons

Answer 6

1) because the regime was unpopular, he felt he had to use extreme methods to stay in power
2) began to be widely used shortly after the revolution because he knew there would be opposition in the form of counter-revolutionaries

Question 7

what were public trials good at?

Answer 7

discouraging other counter-revolutionaries to act

Question 8

what were gulags good at?

Answer 8

deterring kulaks & other peasants from doing bad things