1917 Flashcards
what happened in 1917
Peasants were angry because of the war, there was a high rise in inflation -> food prices were higher and hunger was widespread. workers could not afford these prices and they couldn’t strike either because they could be accused of being disloyal, March 1917 (middle class revolution) -> put an end to the tsars rule, riots and chaos broke out, people were low on food and spirit, middle class people wanted the duma, but they didnt want to get rid of capitalism
Kerensky was the leader of the march revolution, Lenin was in switzerland, and Germany sent him to Russia in hope that he would cause a revolution which would take Russia out of WW1 -> once he arrived in april he declared opposition to Kerensky
July -> Bolsheviks tried to take control of the government, but failed
Early October -> Lenin ready to attack, Russia was all over the place.
October 24-25, Red guards stromed the winter palace where the government were meeting, Kerensky was sent into exile and Lenin became the leader of Russia.
Lenin made many new laws -> some were civil (womens rights, etc), but most were very communist
what happended to the peasants in 1917
Peasants were angry because of the war, there was a high rise in inflation -> food prices were higher and hunger was widespread. workers could not afford these prices and they couldn’t strike either because they could be accused of being disloyal
what happened in march 1917
march revolution
what happened in the march revolution 1917
(middle class revolution) -> put an end to the tsars rule, riots and chaos broke out, people were low on food and spirit, middle class people wanted the duma, but they didnt want to get rid of capitalism
Kerensky was the leader of the march revolution
what was lenin doing in 1917
Lenin was in switzerland,
why was lenin in switzerland in 1917
because he had been exiled along with many other bolsheviks
what happeneded to lenin in 1917
Germany sent him to Russia in hope that he would cause a revolution which would take Russia out of WW1
who did lenin declare opposition to
kerensky
what happened in july 1917
Bolsheviks tried to take control of the government, but failed
what was lenin ready to do in early october 1917
he was ready to attack
what happened in october 25-25 1917
Red guards stromed the winter palace where the government were meeting and kerensky was exiled
what happened after kerensky was exiled in 1917
Lenin became the leader of russia
what did lenin do as the leader of russia in 1917
Lenin made many new laws
what were the laws lenin made in 1917 like?
-> some were civil (womens rights, divorce made easy, etc), but most were very communist
