The Second Trial (Trial of the 17) (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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When did the Trial of the Seventeen take place?
When did the Trial of the Seventeen take place?
January 1937
What was the Trial of the Seventeen also known as?
What was the Trial of the Seventeen also known as?
The Second Moscow Trial
What role did Karl Radek have in the early Soviet government?
What role did Karl Radek have in the early Soviet government?
Bolshevik journalist close to Lenin
What was Yuri Pyatakov's official position?
What was Yuri Pyatakov's official position?
Deputy commissar for heavy industry
Who were the defendants accused of plotting with?
Who were the defendants accused of plotting with?
Leon Trotsky
How were the confessions in the trial obtained?
How were the confessions in the trial obtained?
Under torture and extreme pressure
How many of the seventeen defendants were sentenced to death?
How many of the seventeen defendants were sentenced to death?
Thirteen
How many defendants received long prison sentences?
How many defendants received long prison sentences?
Four
Which trial followed the Trial of the Seventeen?
Which trial followed the Trial of the Seventeen?
Trial of the Twenty-One in 1938
In what year did Stalin initiate the secret purge of the Red Army?
In what year did Stalin initiate the secret purge of the Red Army?
1937
Who was the prominent military leader arrested at the start of the Red Army purge?
Who was the prominent military leader arrested at the start of the Red Army purge?
Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky
How many Red Army officers were arrested, executed, or imprisoned during the purge?
How many Red Army officers were arrested, executed, or imprisoned during the purge?
Around 35,000 officers
What was the impact of the Red Army purge on World War II?
What was the impact of the Red Army purge on World War II?
Poor performance in early stages