Repression- the army Flashcards
What was the army used for during 1905-1917? TSARS
-dismantle strikes, riots an protests.
What happened in February 1917? TSARS
-social unrest dealt forcefully by the army.
-150,000 members deviated and supported the revolution.
What did Lenin and Trotsky encourage soldiers to be?
-form the military revolutionary committee (MRC)
-the ‘vanguard of the revolution’
What did Alexander III often use the army for?
- used in Poland in 1860s to supress polish uprsising
What did the red guard and the MRC do during the October revolution? LENIN
-seized power from Kerensky and controlled winter palace, transport, public buildings.
Who was Kerensky?
-Leader of the PG.
What did the army do when the Bolsheviks took control? LENIN
-deployed military to consolidate power.
-troops sent to deal with flash strikes of civil servants
How many conscripts in the red army post war? LENIN
5 million conscripts,
How many did the white army opposition have? LENN
500,000
What was the red army along with the Cheka used to enforce? LENIN
-war communism
Most notable mutiny of the red army? LENIN
-February 1921
-Kronstadt.
What was the Kronstadt mutiny under Trotsky? LENIN
-Trotsky ordered 50,000 troops to recapture island
-10,000 red army casualties
-rebels executed or sent to the Antarctic.
What was the army used for under Stalin? STALIN
-To implement his economic plans.
-Grain requisitioning
-Administering the great terror
What did Stalin do in his fear of military threat? STALIN
-removed key military figures during the purge
What percentage of the military elite disappeared after the purge?
30%
