Challenge: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Question 1

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 1

3 March 1918

Question 2

Terms of the treaty (3)

Answer 2

1) 1/3 of European Russia ceded
2) 27% of its crop lands, including the ‘breadbasket of Europe’, Ukraine given to Germany
3) 3 billion roubles of reparations

Question 3

When did Russia regain the lost lands

Answer 3

August 1918 when the Germans retreated

Question 4

Sheila Fitzpatrick - Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 4

a calculated decision by the Bolsheviks to secure their hold on power and prioritize the interests of the socialist revolution over those of the nation