An Assessment of the Trials (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Three key rivals eliminated in Stalin's show trials
Three key rivals eliminated in Stalin's show trials
Zinoviev, Kamenev, and Bukharin
Methods used to obtain confessions in show trials
Methods used to obtain confessions in show trials
Coercion and torture
Purpose of conspiracy narrative in show trials
Purpose of conspiracy narrative in show trials
Justify harsh measures and purges
Effect of trials on Communist Party & populace
Effect of trials on Communist Party & populace
Instilled fear, silenced dissent
How media coverage of trials served Stalin
How media coverage of trials served Stalin
Propaganda portraying him as vigilant defender
Groups targeted beyond political rivals in trials
Groups targeted beyond political rivals in trials
Military officers, intellectuals, influential figures
Atmosphere created by show trials
Atmosphere created by show trials
Paranoia, self-censorship, compliance
Stalin's action towards Lenin's former allies
Stalin's action towards Lenin's former allies
Publicly discredited and executed them
What show trials facilitated for Stalin
What show trials facilitated for Stalin
Centralization of power, dismantled factionalism
Timeframe of Stalin's Five-Year Plans mentioned
Timeframe of Stalin's Five-Year Plans mentioned
1928 to 1941
Societal transformation from Stalin's industrialisation
Societal transformation from Stalin's industrialisation
Agrarian society to industrial powerhouse
Stalin's collectivisation policy definition
Stalin's collectivisation policy definition
Consolidating individual farms into collective ones
Immediate consequence of collectivisation
Immediate consequence of collectivisation
Widespread famine, death of millions
Two tools Stalin used for repression and control
Two tools Stalin used for repression and control
NKVD and Gulag system
Ideological tool Stalin promoted to unify USSR
Ideological tool Stalin promoted to unify USSR
Cult of personality