The Great Terror Flashcards
When and where did the Great Terror start?
December 1934
Who was arrested straight after Kirov’s murder?
Zinoviev and Kamenev
When was the Trial of 16?
1936
Who was executed as a result of the Trial of 16?
Zinoviev and Kamenev
When was the Trial of 17?
1937
What happened as a result of the Trial of 17?
17 of Trotsky’s former supporters were executed or imprisoned.
When was the Trial of 21?
1938
Who was executed as a result of the Trial of 21?
Bukharin
Who were the main targets of the Great Terror?
Men aged 30 to 45 in government positions
Who was put on secret trial in 1937? Why?
Eight senior generals for plotting to overthrow the government. They were executed.
How many army officers were purged in 1937?
37,000
How many people died in the Great Terror?
10 million
When was Yagoda killed?
1937
What happened to the admirals of the Soviet navy during the Great Terror?
They were all accused of treason and shot.
When was Yezhov killed? On what grounds?
1939 on the grounds that he was a British agent.
