"As good Marxists, the Bolsheviks nationalized banking and credit very quickly after the October Revolution. ... "After the outbreak of the Civil War, the Cheka became an organ of terror, dispensing summary justice including executions, making mass arrests, and taking hostages at random in areas that had come under White control or were suspected of leaning towards the Whites."" ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate