causes of 1917 october rev

Question 1

when was the prov gov reformed and who joined it

Answer 1

5th may 1917
five socialist leaders in coalition incl:
tsereteli (menshevik leader) chernov (sr leader)

Question 2

when was the summer offensive and how long did it last

Answer 2

16th june
lasted 3 days

Question 3

how many land seizures in july 1917

Answer 3

237 reported

Question 4

how many factories closed in petrograd between feb and july with how many job losses

Answer 4

568 factories closed
100,000 jobs lost

Question 5

what was significant about harvest feb 1917

Answer 5

it was poor

Question 6

what happened to the price of grain in august and what was its effect

Answer 6

gov increased the price they paid for grain by 100% but peasants still refused to bring grain to cities

Question 7

what happened to grain prices in petrograd feb-june and then autumn

Answer 7

doubled feb-june and rose further in autumn

Question 8

what was the affect of war on food shortages

Answer 8

resources were channelled towards the army

Question 9

what were the main points of the april thesis

Answer 9

socialist revolution called for
immediate end to the war
end to cooperation with PG
soviets to take power
land given to peasants
workers take over factories

Question 10

when was april thesis

Answer 10

3rd april 1917

Question 11

how did lenin oppose marx in the april thesis

Answer 11

though the social revolution could happen in russia even though it was backward ( wasn’t highly industrialised)

wanted to skip the middle class dominated democratic revolution

Question 12

what was the PGs opinion on national minorities

Answer 12

kadets/liberals wanted to maintain the empire and a united russia but socialists believed non russians should run their own affairs and have more self government

Question 13

how many desertions in 1914-feb 1917 compared to march-may 1917

Answer 13

195,000 1914 - feb 1917
365,000 march - may 1917

Question 14

how did the PG try to control deserting troops

Answer 14

reinstate death penalty

Question 15

what happened when ukraine declared self government and when was it

Answer 15

2nd july 1917
moderate socialists have concessions which outraged the liberals and 3 kadet ministers resigned as they though it was the start of the break up of russia

Question 16

what was a result of alexander kerenskys patriotic speeches for the summer offensive

Answer 16

middle class civilians volunteered to fight

Question 17

what reforms were made in march 1917 by PG

Answer 17

8 hour day
right to form trade unions
right to strike
soldiers in petrograd garrison not sent to the front

Question 18

how much did the price of butter increase and from what to what between august 1914 and august 1917

Answer 18

557%
from 0.48 roubles to 3.20 roubles

Question 19

when was the right to dismiss striking factory workers introduced

Answer 19

august 1917

Question 20

what happened to real wages in 1917

Answer 20

fell rapidly

Question 21

compared to 1914 levels what were the prices in jan 1917 and oct 1917

Answer 21

jan 1917 prices 300% of 1914 levels
oct 1917 prices 755% of 1914 levels

Question 22

what happened to left wing members of sr and mensheviks and who notably

Answer 22

drawn to bolsheviks
eg trotsky

Question 23

what was suggested about lenin after july days and what happens

Answer 23

in pay of germans (hides in finland)

Question 24

how many armed soldiers march when in the july days from where to where

Answer 24

4th july 20,000 armed soldiers marched from kronstadt naval base to tauride palace

Question 25

when was the kornilov affair

Answer 25

end of august to september

Question 26

what was the kornilov affair

Answer 26

general kornilov decided to march on petrograd and crush the revolution instead of fighting on the front

Question 27

how do the bolsheviks benefit from from the kornilov affair

Answer 27

prov gov panic and give them weapons to protect against kornilov, kornilovs train is stopped so nothing happens but bolsheviks are views as heros

Question 28

what was bolshevik membership feb and oct 1917

Answer 28

feb 10,000 oct 250,000

Question 29

what percentage did bolsheviks win in moscow municipal elections in july and oct 1917

Answer 29

july 11% oct 51%

Question 30

why did the bolsheviks appeal to the peasants

Answer 30

the only party that promised the redistribution of land

Question 31

what was the slogan of the april thesis

Answer 31

bread, peace, land and all power to the soviets

Question 32

how many days of fighting in moscow for oct rev 1917

Answer 32

10

Question 33

how was trotsky important in the oct rev

Answer 33

excellent orator and persuaded lenin to delay until the all russian congress of soviets was held

Question 34

when was the all russian congress of soviets

Answer 34

25th october

Question 35

how many armed units in petrograd support bolshevik seizure of power

Answer 35

15/18

Question 36

when did lenin write to central committee to outline the plan for the rev

Answer 36

12th september 1917

Question 37

when did prince lvov resign as pm and who replaced him

Answer 37

3rd july alexander kerensky

Question 38

237 reported land seizures when

Answer 38

july 1917

Question 39

568 factories closed 100,000 job loses when

Answer 39

feb-july 1917

Question 40

when did gov double how much they’d pay for grain

Answer 40

august 1917

Question 41

when did grain price double

Answer 41

feb - june 1917

Question 42

when were 195,000 desertions and 365,000 desertions

Answer 42

1914-feb 1917 march-may

Question 43

when did the PG make its working reforms

Answer 43

march 1917

Question 44

when did butter price rise by 557% from 0.48 roubles to 3.20 roubles ?

Answer 44

august 1914 - august 1917

Question 45

when we’re priced 300% compared to 1914 and when we’re they 755% compared to 1914

Answer 45

january 1917 october 1917

Question 46

when did bolshevik membership rise from 10,000 to 250,000

Answer 46

feb-october

Question 47

bolsheviks won 11% and 51% in which municipal elections

Answer 47

moscow july and october