USE OF TERROR

Question 1

REASONS FOR PURGES

Answer 1

• Kirov was thought to be an enemy so after he was executed, Stalin set out purges for the party.
• accidents and economic under performance blamed on ‘wreckers’
• Red Terror during CW precedent for purges
• Stalin had made it to the top, then became paranoid about possible rivals

Question 2

NATURE OF THR PURGES

Answer 2

• NVKD had targets for arrests. Forced those arrested to name others.
• Gulag state system of labour camps, 8 million in camps.
• beaten until confession.
• After Kirov, arrests focused on party members and government staff X following orders

Question 3

CONSEQUENCES OF PURGES

Answer 3

• terrified everyone into obedience
• Bolsheviks who built communist party with Lenin were dead.
• loss of experienced left government and industry with skill shortage
• got rid of good miliatary workers, weakened the military

Question 4

STALINS TERROR

Answer 4

• secret police OGPU, new version of the Cheka.
• gulags - labour camps new version of Bolshevik prison camps.
• Similar to climate of fear during Civil War.

Question 5

NKVD

Answer 5

• intimidation
• arresting people
• forcing confessions through repeated interrogation “conveyor system”
• running prisons
• executing people

Question 6

SHOW TRIALS

Answer 6

• public declarations of guilt meant to make Soviet people believe the country was under attack of enemies of the people.
  » blamed for countries problems