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Stalin
4.2 - Communist Party control over the government
Question | Answer |
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How did Stalin control the government? | Stalin controlled the Politburo and this body controlled all government departments. All policies were imposed by Stalin and his supporters. |
What happened to Lenin's secret police, the Cheka, under Stalin's government? | They gained successive new names - the OGPU (Department of Political Police) and then the NKVD (People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs). |
What did the secret police ensure? | That no one openly criticised communism or Stalin. |
When did the Cheka become the OGPU? | 1922 |
When did the OGPU become the NKVD? | 1934 |