Political authority and government: the consolidation (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Purpose of War Communism
Purpose of War Communism
Supply army & bring military discipline to economy
Food-Supplies Dictatorship setup date
Food-Supplies Dictatorship setup date
May 1918
Nationalisation decree date
Nationalisation decree date
July 1918
Vesenkha
Vesenkha
Supreme Council of National Economy
Cheka numbers by 1921
Cheka numbers by 1921
31,000 frontline agents; 143,000 employees
Cheka headquarters location
Cheka headquarters location
Lubianka, Moscow
Red Terror launch date
Red Terror launch date
30 August 1918
Tsar Nicholas execution date & place
Tsar Nicholas execution date & place
17 July 1918, Ekaterinburg
Red Terror deaths 1918-20
Red Terror deaths 1918-20
Official: 13,000; Estimate: 500,000
NKVD Order 00447 date
NKVD Order 00447 date
30 July 1937
Yezhov's nickname
Yezhov's nickname
Bloodthirsty Dwarf or Iron Hedgehog
Great Terror arrests 1937-38
Great Terror arrests 1937-38
1.5 million arrested
Great Terror executions official figure
Great Terror executions official figure
681,692 shot
Terror end date
Terror end date
November 1938
When was Yezhov shot?
When was Yezhov shot?
February 1940