The purges (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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When was Sergei Kirov assassinated?
When was Sergei Kirov assassinated?
December 1934
What percentage of Communist Party members were expelled in 1933?
What percentage of Communist Party members were expelled in 1933?
18%
When did the first major show trials begin?
When did the first major show trials begin?
1936
Which Old Bolsheviks were tried in the first major show trial of 1936?
Which Old Bolsheviks were tried in the first major show trial of 1936?
Zinoviev & Kamenev
How many people were sent to labour camps by 1941?
How many people were sent to labour camps by 1941?
Approx 8 million
Why did Stalin particularly target Old Bolsheviks?
Why did Stalin particularly target Old Bolsheviks?
They might question his leadership
Which historical precedent did Stalin use to justify mass violence?
Which historical precedent did Stalin use to justify mass violence?
Lenin's 'Red Terror'
Who led the NKVD during the peak of mass terror in 1937-1938?
Who led the NKVD during the peak of mass terror in 1937-1938?
Nikolai Yezhov
What system did the NKVD use to increase arrests during the purges?
What system did the NKVD use to increase arrests during the purges?
Quotas for arrests & executions
Who did Stalin claim was behind Kirov's assassination?
Who did Stalin claim was behind Kirov's assassination?
Leon Trotsky
How did the purges affect the Soviet military by 1941?
How did the purges affect the Soviet military by 1941?
Weakened it before German invasion
What happened to almost all Old Bolsheviks by 1941?
What happened to almost all Old Bolsheviks by 1941?
They were dead