12. Establishment of Bolshevik government

Question 1

What did the April Theses demand?

Answer 1

• All power to the soviets
• End of war
• Redistribution of land

Question 2

What was the Bolshevik slogan in 1917?

Answer 2

Peace, Bread, Land

Question 3

What were the July Days?

Answer 3

3-5 July 1917.

Rioting in Petrograd due to inflation. Prov Gov blamed Bolsheviks and arrested their leaders.

Question 4

When did the Bolsheviks command a majority in the Petrograd Soviet?

Answer 4

Sep 1917

Question 5

Who led the Petrograd Soviet’s Military Revolutionary Committee?

Answer 5

Trotsky and Felix Dzerzhinsky

Question 6

When did the Bolshevik Central Committee agree to Lenin’s plans for revolution?

Answer 6

10 Oct 1917

Question 7

How many Red Guards were under the Military Revolutionary Committee’s control?

Answer 7

200,000 Red Guards

Question 8

Which two Central Committee members publicly opposed the seizure of power in 1917?

Answer 8

Zinoviev and Kamenev

Question 9

How many soldiers did Trotsky say were involved in the October Revolution?

Answer 9

25,000-30,000 at the most

Question 10

What key decrees were passed in Oct-Dec 1917?

Answer 10

• Decree on peace
• Decree on land
• Decree on workers’ control
• Nationality decree (self-determination)
• End of gender discrimination
• Officers elected by soldiers
• Nationalisation of Church land

Question 11

What % of the vote did the Bolsheviks win in the Nov 1917 Constituent Assembly elections?

Answer 11

24%