The defeat of the Left Opposition 1924-1927 Flashcards
When was the Thirteenth Party Congress?
May 1924
Why did Trotsky hesitate to move against Stalin at the Thirteenth Party Congress in May 1924?
as he feared he would be blamed for causing a split in the Party
Who protected Stalin against Lenin’s Testament?
Kamenev and Zinoviev
Who were 4 of Stalin’s most loyal supporters
- Molotov
- Kaganovich
- Kirov
- Voroshilov
How did Stalin keep his loyal supporters -Molotov -Kaganovich -Kirov -Voroshilov loyal?
he placed them in key positions
How were Voroshilov and Stalin allies?
They worked together as Political Commissars fighting in the civil war
How was Molotov a good loyal supporter for Stalin to have?
He had been involved in the Bolshevik seizure of power in Petrograd 1917
How was Kirov a good loyal supporter for Stalin to have?
He was involved in the revolutions of 1905 and 1917
Why did tensions grow in the Triumvirate after the Thirteenth Party Congress in 1924?
as Kamenev and Zinoviev were fustrated by their failure to control Stalin
What did many in the party disagree with Bukharin about?
his enthusiastic support for peasants “ enriching themselves”
From what year was the balance of the party swinging further away from Trotsky?
by the beginning of 1925
When an who forced Trotsky out of his post as People’s Commissar for War?
January 1925 by the Central Committee
Who proposed that Trotsky should be expelled from the party to which Stalin disagreed in an attempt to remain a moderate ?
Zinoviev
When did Kamenev and Zinoviev oppose Stalin in the Central Committee?
September 1925
Why did Kamenev and Zinoviev find it hard to launch an attack on Stalin at the Fourteenth Party Congress of December 1925?
as they had been allied to him the previous year and frequently backed Stalin’s view of the dangers of ‘factionalism’
What was the partnership between Stalin and Bukharin called?
the Duumvirate
From what years did the Duumvirate virtually run the country?
1926-1927
What did the left opposition become (The name of it )?
The United opposition
What was the “Literary Discussion”?
writings by Trotsky, Stalin, Bukharin, Kamenev and Zinoviev
Who’s writings were the most impressive of those produced in the literary discussion?
Trotsky’s
Even if Trotsky had won the war of the words, why wouldn’t this have helped his position?
he still had a weak position in bureaucratic politics
When did Stalin resign as General Secretary?
December 1926
Why did Stalin resign as General Secretary in December 1926?
as he faced continuous criticism which frustrations led him to resign
Why did Trotsky and The United Opposition increase the pressure on Stalin in summer of 1927?
as this was during the time when Stalin was being blamed for the crushing of the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) in Canton and Shanghai
