Stalins Dictatorship Flashcards
1
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Stalins gov
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Central and terror politically
2
Q
State terror
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Paranoid which led to mass killings and torture for opp
3
Q
Secret police
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Enforced purges
4
Q
Kirov opp
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Opposed Stalin and gained more votes leading him to be shot
5
Q
Show trials
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3- executed opp and their supporters for wrongdoings
6
Q
Wh did great terror abolish
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- Former lenin support
- Communist party rivals
- Any independent member
7
Q
Result of great terror
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Appoint communist members loyal to Stalin and secret police purgedas they not ruthless enough - military purge s appointed by Trotsky
8
Q
Gulags
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Prison camps built by Cheka
9
Q
Troskyin gp
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Killed after anti-Stalin reports despite exile
10
Q
Who besides stalinained from terror
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- Other communist members
- Economic impact on society
- Disconnected events as disputed society
11
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Impact of terror
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- Social mistrust
- Political consolidation
- Economic growth slowed due to lack of labor
