Why did the Cheka use slave labor camps?
a) They inherited existing camps from the tsarist government and found them ideal for eliminating opponents and developing the Russian hinterland.
b) They believed that only slavery was a suitable punishment for counterrevolutionaries.
Consider This: Over a period of 40 years, more than 50 million prisoners served time in the Gulag. See 11.8: Narrative: An Extraordinary Commission.
c) Leon Trotsky thought slave labor was the only way to break the kulaks’ hold on their private farmland.
Consider This: Over a period of 40 years, more than 50 million prisoners served time in the Gulag. See 11.8: Narrative: An Extraordinary Commission.
d) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels suggested the method in the Communist Manifesto.
Consider This: Over a period of 40 years, more than 50 million prisoners served time in the Gulag. See 11.8: Narrative: An Extraordinary Commission.
a) They inherited existing camps from the tsarist government and found them ideal for eliminating opponents and developing the Russian hinterland.
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a. inferior military leadership. b. weak overall morale for the Confederacy among most Confederate soldiers. c. slave population. d. economy, particularly its limited manufacturing capacity and inferior railroad network. e. inefficient political system.
In their attempt to follow tradition, the Tokugawa ruled through a coalition of daimyo and a council of elders called the
A. eta. B. han. C. tozama. D. bakufu. E. fudai.
As a result of the Haymarket bombing, _______________.
A. President Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago to protect working-class demonstrators B. many people associated labor unions with foreign-born radicals C. the Illinois state legislature banned labor unions D. many major corporations gave in to workers' demands for an eight-hour day
According to the How Do We Know? video in section 22.7, which of the following reflects a common way that women dealt with the Great Depression?
A) They slept on the streets. B) They lived in flop houses. C) They stood in bread lines. D) They asked men for help.