In the Communist Party who was situated on the right wing and were contenders for taking over from Lenin?
Rykov/ Tomsky/ Bukharin
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Which contenders were situated on the left wing of the communist Party?
Kamenev/ Zinoviev/ Trotsky.
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Which contender was situated in the middle of the Communist Party?
Stalin
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Who does not turn up to Lenin's funeral and why?
Trotsky. Stalin deceives him with the wrong information.
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Who does Stalin team up with to defeat Trotsky?
Zinoviev and Kamenev
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Which party is Stalin in charge of?
The Orgburo party Secretary
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Why does Trotsky not create faction?
Because there was a ban on faction 1921.
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In 1925 what does Trotsky highlight?
Commissar for war
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What does Stalin do in 1925?
Tries to defeat the left opposition by turning on Zinoviev and Kamenev
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What are some of the beliefs of Stalin?
Believes in Socialism in one country and wants a large spread of Nationalism. This appeals to the right wing.
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Who does Stalin form an alliance with instead?
Bukharin and Tomsky
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How do Zinoviev and Kamenev respond?
They try to get a vote of no confidence against Stalin
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Who do Zinoviev and Kamenev align with?
Trotsky
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What events occur in 1927 that Stalin instigates?
Zinoviev, Kamanev and Trotsky are all removed from the party. ZK admit to crimes. They're allowed back into the party but no longer a political threat.
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What happens to Trotsky in 1928
Summoned into exile.
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What actions does Stalin take in 1928 to secure power?
Stalin tries to defeat the right opposition by taking up a left wing concept of NEP to deal with the economy.
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Who does Stalin try to defat and does he succeed?
He tries to defeat Bukharin, Tomsky and ritov and at a public congress Bukharin is defeated and they are all stripped of party positions.
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How is the party shaped in 1929-30?
All positions within the party are replaced by Stalinists.
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When is Stalin's position of power secure?
1938
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Card 2
Front
Which contenders were situated on the left wing of the communist Party?
Back
Kamenev/ Zinoviev/ Trotsky.
Card 3
Front
Which contender was situated in the middle of the Communist Party?
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