1917 Revolutions

Question 1

February Revolution Causes

Answer 1

• Weakness of Russia - Dumas, economy
• WW1- 200k losses at Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes, 15m men taken from the fields
• Tsars mistakes - Takes control of army
• Army abandons Tsar - Mutiny after feb 26
• Duma abandons Tsar - full of Srs and coms, becomes prov. gov

Question 2

February revolution events

Answer 2

Feb 23 - International women’s day riots
Feb 24 - Petrograd riots
Feb 25 - Troops sent in
Feb 26 - Troops fire on crowds, mutiny
Mar 1 - Petrograd soviet forms, Tsra arrested
Mar 2 - Tsar abdicates

Question 3

Outcome February

Answer 3

• Dual power period
• Lenin arrives apr 3
• Freedom of religion and press
• Death penalty abolished for deserters

Question 4

February PSQs and HSQs

Answer 4

• “[Nicholas II] held personally to blame for every defeat.”-Warres
  “Peace, Bread, Land”

Question 5

Causes of the October Revolution

Answer 5

Government - Prov gov strong
Terrible conditions - war, hunger, inflation
Peasants - Taking land, riots
WW1 - same as feb
Bolsheviks - Pravda, slogans, strong leadership
Kornilov - Coup attempt

Question 6

October revolution events

Answer 6

Oct 10 - Lenin convinces committee to continue with revolution
Oct 23 - Trtsky takes P+P artillery , prov. takes bolshevik assets
Oct 24 - Kerensky loses vote of non-confidence, no leader, Bolshevikd take bridges, rails
Oct 25 - Kerensky flees, winter palace taken
Oct 26 - Decrees on Land and Peace

Question 7

Effects of the October revolution

Answer 7

-Decree on peace: withdraws from ww1
- Decree on land: abolished private property
- Bolsheviks seize power

Question 8

October PSQs and HSQs

Answer 8

• “a purely bolshevik government has no choice but to maintain itself through terror”- Martov
  “go back to where you belong”