The First Trial (The Trial of the 16) (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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What type of trial was Trial of the Sixteen?
What type of trial was Trial of the Sixteen?
First Moscow Show Trial during Stalin's Great Purge
When was Trial of the Sixteen?
When was Trial of the Sixteen?
August 1936
Grigory Zinoviev's role
Grigory Zinoviev's role
Former close associate of Lenin & key Communist Party figure
Lev Kamenev's role
Lev Kamenev's role
Prominent Bolshevik & ally of Lenin
Charges at Trial of the Sixteen
Charges at Trial of the Sixteen
Treason, espionage, terrorism, plotting with Trotsky
Nature of Trial of the Sixteen
Nature of Trial of the Sixteen
Show trial - publicised, orchestrated, predetermined outcome
How were confessions obtained (Trial of Sixteen)?
How were confessions obtained (Trial of Sixteen)?
Through coercion & torture
Verdict at Trial of the Sixteen
Verdict at Trial of the Sixteen
All 16 defendants found guilty & sentenced to death
When were Trial of Sixteen defendants executed?
When were Trial of Sixteen defendants executed?
Shortly after the trial
Trial of Sixteen's impact on Communist Party
Trial of Sixteen's impact on Communist Party
Instilled fear, ensuring greater control for Stalin
Trial of Sixteen's role in Great Purge
Trial of Sixteen's role in Great Purge
Beginning of period where thousands would be purged
Stalin's propaganda quote at trials
Stalin's propaganda quote at trials
Enemies of the people must be destroyed like mad dogs
Zinoviev's forced confession
Zinoviev's forced confession
I am guilty of everything of which I am accused
What Trial of Sixteen showed about Stalin's reach
What Trial of Sixteen showed about Stalin's reach
No one was beyond his reach, even those close to Lenin
Purpose of Trial of Sixteen for Stalin
Purpose of Trial of Sixteen for Stalin
Eliminate rivals & consolidate power through fear