Question

each red army unit was assigned one person whose job it was to teach the soldiers communist principles so they could be loyal to communism and the revolution. they were also supposed to make sure the officers remained loyal to the bolsheviks. what was this person called? a cheka a commissar a gulag a counterrevolutionary

Explanation:

• A cheka was the Soviet secret police, not an army political educator.
• A commissar (political commissar) was assigned to Red Army units to teach communist ideology, enforce loyalty to communism and the Bolsheviks, and monitor officer loyalty, matching the description.
• A gulag was a Soviet forced labor camp system, not a military role.
• A counterrevolutionary was someone opposing the revolution, the opposite of the described role.

Answer:

B. A commissar