1917 Revolution Flashcards
What happened on international women’s day
Women marched petrograd streets to protest queues for food
How many men were encouraged to join the marches on women’s day
90,000
What happened when the tsar ordered the army to shoot the protesters again
They refused and joined the protesters
Who formed the provisional government
12 members of the duma
When did the provisional government intend to rule until
Until the duma could have elections and elect a new party
Who reformed the petrgrad soviets
Workers representatives
What happened when the tsar tried to return to petrograd
Soldiers stopped his train
What did the tsar sign when he realized he had no supporters
The decree of abdication
Who was the throne passed to
The tsars brother grand Duke Michael but he abdicated 24 hours later
Who ran the provisional government
Prince lvov
Who was in the provisional government and the petrograd soviets
Kerensky
What was order number one
Gave the petrograd soviets control of the army
Why did WW1 make the provisional government increasingly unpopular
60000 Russians died and soldiers started leaving. Food and fuel shortages continued
Why were the peasants annoying the provisional government with land
They were taking land off the nobility which was illegal
What was lenins speech called and who did he deliver it to
April thesis and the bolsheviks
Very popular
What was said in lenins speech
He promised people peace,bread land and bread
Describe what the purpose of the July days was
Soldiers went to petrograd to meet the bolsheviks to demand an end to the provisional government
How many people rioted in the July days
100,000
How long did the July days last
3 days
How many were killed during the July days riots
400
What was lenin forced to do after the July days riots
Flee to Finland
Who replaced lvov as prime minister
Kerensky
When was the kornilov plot
September 1917
What was the kornilov plot
Kornilov attempted to overthrow the provisional government
Who was kornilov
Commander in chief of the army
Why did kornilov attempt to overthrow the government
So that the was no intervention from the government in the war with Germany
What did kerensky have to do because of his inability to defend petrograd in the kornilov plot
Give weapons to the bolsheviks
What did the bolsheviks do with the weapons in the kornilov plot
Managed to stop kornilov but refused to return the weapons
What were the benefits for the bolsheviks with the kornilov plot
They secured a majority in the petrograd soviets and were now a strong political force
What were the 3 reasons the bolsheviks were able to sieze power in October 1917
Success of lennin
Trotsky
Failure of provisional government
What moto did the bolsheviks have that made them so popular
Peace, bread, land and freedom
Was lenin a gifted speaker
Yes
Who were the red guard
An armed force that Trotsky led
What were the red guard used for
To back up the bolsheviks demands for change
What happened in October 24-25 involving the red guard
They took the key points of petrograd
Who stormed the winter palace
The red guards
Who did the red guards arrest
Members of the provisional government and there was no resistance
