1917 revolution Flashcards
When was Lenin’s April thesis
3rd April
What did Lenins speech say
Worldwide socialist revolution
Immediate end to the war
End to cooperation with cooperation with provisional government
Petrograd soviet to take power
What did the Mensheviks condemn the April thesis as
“The ravings of a madman”
What were Lenin’s 2 slogans from the April thesis
Bread, Peace and Land
All power to the soviets
What part of the April thesis got the peasants support
Immediate re distribution of land
What was the ideological justification of the April thesis
Lenin believed the bourgeoise were too weak to carry through with democratic revolution
How many armed Kronstadt sailors marched in Petrograd to the Tauride palace
20,000
Who was sent to calm the sailors down
Chernov
-seized and bundled into a car
Who became prime minister following July days
Kerensky
What issues did the provisional government face by the end of August 1917
Army disintegrating
Control breaking down in countryside
Increasing lawlessness
Economic situation in cities getting worse
What did Kerensky come to the conclusion of
Concluded that only course open to him was to restore law and order in cities and disciple the army
What did General Kornilov try to do
Saw an opportunity to crush the radical socialists
What did Kerensky do in reaction to Kornilov
Panicked in the face of Kornilov’s move on the capital
Who did Kerensky turn to for help
Turned to the Soviet to prevent counter revolution
What were the consequences for Kerensky following the July days
Reputation irreversibly damaged
When did the Bolsheviks storm the Winter palace
Units of Red guard on 24-25th October
What factors were working in the Bolsheviks favour just before the October revolution
Bolsheviks had control of the Soviet
popularity was at an all time high
Liberals and other conservative forces demoralised
Provisional government was helpless, extremely unpopular
What was the decree on land
Gave peasants the right to take over the estates of the gentry without compensation
What was the decree on peace
Call for a truce with no annexation, no ammenities
When was the Cheka set up
December 1917
When was the Red army created
January 1918
What is the ideological justification of Lenin’s actions after the revolution
Giving the people power as he believed in less need for bureaucracy
Stressed need for dictatorship of the proletariat
Who did the Bolsheviks identity as “enemies of the peoples”
“Burzhooi”, bourgeoise
What did they condemn the bourgeoise as
“parasites and blood suckers”
What did the Bolsheviks want to the people to do to the bourgeoise
“loot the looters”
How many seats had the Bolsheviks won in the constituent assembly
175
