What was the name of the new police authority the Bolsheviks founded to suppress dissent in 1917?

A) the KGB
B) the Cheka
C) the Stasi
D) the NKVD
E) the Red Guards

Cheka

The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, established in 1917, known for its role in the Red Terror during the Russian Civil War.

Suppress Dissent

The act of forcefully putting an end to opposition or criticism, often through authoritarian means, to maintain control or suppress differing viewpoints.

Bolsheviks

A faction of the Russian socialist movement that seized power in Russia in 1917 and founded the Soviet Union.