14.3 Flashcards
what was one major cause of the russian revolution in 1917
the czar’s decisions about the war and the economy
what did the russian aristocrats do because of rasputin’s influence on the czar and court?
they assassinated rasputin
where did the bolsheviks work to get the control of
the soviets
why did lenin sign the treaty of brest-livosk with germany?
lenin promised russia would pull out of the war
who did military opposition to the red army come from?
the ukranians
why did the allies have troops stationed in russia?
they wanted to bring back russia into the war
what happened after the bolsheviks seized the winter palace
the provisional government collapsed
with great success, the new government used war communism to…
get necessary supplies to the troops
from 1917 to 1921, russia had gone from a monarchy to what?
a centralized state
a civil war began in russia because many groups opposed the new bolshevik government, including:
the white forces
