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AQA A Level History: Russian History: Communist
Control and Terror Ch.17 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
how many types of opposition did the bolsheviks face in their early days of
power
Ans: 3 - other political groups, opponents within the Empire and ideological
(more perceived than real)
opposition in what city was the priority to get rid of for the bolsheviks
Ans: Political opposition in Petrograd itself was the first concern
what happened on 27th october 1917
Ans: On 27th October, sovnarkom banned the opposition press, and ordered
the arrest of kadet, Menshevik, and SR leaders
describe the scale of political oppoisiton that ended up in jail
Ans: So many political prisoners were put in the capitals gaols that criminals had
to be released to accommodate them
what was the establishment of the cheka a symbol of
Ans: The new regime's determination to destroy its opponents
what else apart from the creation of the checka showed the bolsheviks to be
controlling
Ans: dismissal of the constituent assembly and the extension of the red army to
deal with rebellion
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what was established in 1918
Ans: In 1918, the cheka established a base in Moscow
what did most provinces have their own branch of by 1918
Ans: Most provinces had their own cheka branch, with officials reporting
directly to Lenin and the politburo
what happened to the Cheka in 1922
Ans: From 1922, the cheka was renamed the GPU and in 1923, the OGPU, joint
state political directorate
who controlled the cheka from 1933-1943
Ans: From 1933 to 1943 it was placed under the control of the NKVD and was
therefore often referred to itself as the NKVD
how did the consolidation of bolshevik power intimidate the classes
Ans: The consolidation of Bolshevik power was accompanied by a form of '
class warfare' which was intimidate and exact revenge on the middle and upper
classes
what happened to bourgeois property
Ans: Bourgeois property was confiscated social privilege ended and
discriminatory taxes levied on the burzhui- the enemies of the people
what happened to ideological opponents
Ans: Ideological opponents as much as political ones were arrested, exiled or
executed
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what did the civil war bring
Ans: a new wave of coercion against both real and assumed enemies, thus
creating the red terror
what happened in august 1918
Ans: Assassination attempt on Lenin
what happened in september 1918
Ans: In September 1918, Sovnarkom gave the cheka authority to find, question,
arrest and destroy the families of all suspected traitors
who were branded traitors after september 1918 and what happened to them
Ans: All remaining social revolutionaries and Mensheviks were branded traitors
and 500 were shot in Petrograd alone
how did local cheka agents escallate the terror
Ans: The red terror escalated because local cheka agents, keen to show their
zeal, often took matters into their own hands
what did local cheka agents discover
Ans: They sought incriminations and discovered hidden opposition
describe the variation of victim under local cheka agents
Ans: Victims ranged from the tsar and his family, shot in July 17th 1918,to
ordinary workers suspected of ' counter revolution' because they associated with
a ' class enemy' or had the misfortune to have neighbours who bore a grudge
people from what position in society suffered under the cheka
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AQA A Level History: Russian History: Communist
Control and Terror Ch.17 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
how many types of opposition did the bolsheviks face in their early days of
power
Ans: 3 - other political groups, opponents within the Empire and ideological
(more perceived than real)
opposition in what city was the priority to get rid of for the bolsheviks
Ans: Political opposition in Petrograd itself was the first concern
what happened on 27th october 1917
Ans: On 27th October, sovnarkom banned the opposition press, and ordered
the arrest of kadet, Menshevik, and SR leaders
describe the scale of political oppoisiton that ended up in jail
Ans: So many political prisoners were put in the capitals gaols that criminals had
to be released to accommodate them
what was the establishment of the cheka a symbol of
Ans: The new regime's determination to destroy its opponents
what else apart from the creation of the checka showed the bolsheviks to be
controlling
Ans: dismissal of the constituent assembly and the extension of the red army to
deal with rebellion
© 2025/ 2026 | ® All rights reserved
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what was established in 1918
Ans: In 1918, the cheka established a base in Moscow
what did most provinces have their own branch of by 1918
Ans: Most provinces had their own cheka branch, with officials reporting
directly to Lenin and the politburo
what happened to the Cheka in 1922
Ans: From 1922, the cheka was renamed the GPU and in 1923, the OGPU, joint
state political directorate
who controlled the cheka from 1933-1943
Ans: From 1933 to 1943 it was placed under the control of the NKVD and was
therefore often referred to itself as the NKVD
how did the consolidation of bolshevik power intimidate the classes
Ans: The consolidation of Bolshevik power was accompanied by a form of '
class warfare' which was intimidate and exact revenge on the middle and upper
classes
what happened to bourgeois property
Ans: Bourgeois property was confiscated social privilege ended and
discriminatory taxes levied on the burzhui- the enemies of the people
what happened to ideological opponents
Ans: Ideological opponents as much as political ones were arrested, exiled or
executed
© 2025/ 2026 | ® All rights reserved
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what did the civil war bring
Ans: a new wave of coercion against both real and assumed enemies, thus
creating the red terror
what happened in august 1918
Ans: Assassination attempt on Lenin
what happened in september 1918
Ans: In September 1918, Sovnarkom gave the cheka authority to find, question,
arrest and destroy the families of all suspected traitors
who were branded traitors after september 1918 and what happened to them
Ans: All remaining social revolutionaries and Mensheviks were branded traitors
and 500 were shot in Petrograd alone
how did local cheka agents escallate the terror
Ans: The red terror escalated because local cheka agents, keen to show their
zeal, often took matters into their own hands
what did local cheka agents discover
Ans: They sought incriminations and discovered hidden opposition
describe the variation of victim under local cheka agents
Ans: Victims ranged from the tsar and his family, shot in July 17th 1918,to
ordinary workers suspected of ' counter revolution' because they associated with
a ' class enemy' or had the misfortune to have neighbours who bore a grudge
people from what position in society suffered under the cheka
© 2025/ 2026 | ® All rights reserved
