POLITICS- attacks on opposition Flashcards
1
Q
How did Lenin deal with political enemies
A
- Cheka
- Prison camp system
- expelled 150,000 Party members in 1921
- 1921 ban on factions
2
Q
How did Stalin deal with political enemies
A
- ideological class warfare against Kulaks and bourgeoisie
- Leading Party members public confessions of crimes
- arrested millions of ordinary citizen
- 600,000 Party members executed- gulags provided slave labour
3
Q
What showed the extent of Stalin’s brutality
A
Some Soviet citizens welcomed the Germans as they invaded.