Secret Police

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  • Created on: 11-02-17 13:11
Who was head of secret police in 1917?
Dzerzhinsky
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When was there an attempted assassination of Lenin?
1918
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When was it renamed the OGPU?
1922
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When did it become NKVD?
1934
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When was Yagoda appointed and what was his main role?
1934 and expanded Gulags
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What did Yezhov implement?
Quota system for prisoners and expansion of enemies against revolution.
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What did Beria implement?
Only trial when evidence clear and expanded Gulag so 1000 Scientists used and 1/3rd of gold from gulags.
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How did the role of the secret police change in WW2?
1943- SMERSH, 1941- Red Army supervision.
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Who were dissidents Andropov suppressed?
Political, Religious, Intellectual and Nationalist.
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What were actions against dissidents?
Special hosipitals, internal exile and political prisoners- 10,000
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What were impacts of dissidents?
Helsinki accords- 1975, fear of protests, divided.
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How was monitoring continued?
Absenteeism, alcoholism monitored and standard of living improved.
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How did Andropov do this?
Spot checks- 1983 got academics and recruited younger members.
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What impact did removing Beria have?
Prisoners removed from gulag and secret police brought under government control.
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