Chapter 3 - Developments between the revolutions of 1917

Question 1

How many members did the Bolsheviks have in Feb/March 1917?

Answer 1

. 23,000 members
. 40 representatives in the Soviet

Question 2

What was Lenin’s April Theses?

Answer 2

. Stated that the war should be brought to an immediate end

. Power should be transferred to the Soviets and

. All land should be taken over by the state and re allocated to peasants

Question 3

What did the Mensheviks think of Lenin?

Answer 3

. Feared Lenin would undermine them
. Lenin’s call to oppose the PG was seen as unrealistic by some

Question 4

What methods did Lenin use to get his way?

Answer 4

. Persuasion
.Tactful retreat
. Threats of resignation played an integral role

Question 5

What were the July Days?

Answer 5

The workers of Petrograd set up armed demonstrations against the Provisional Government

Question 6

Who was the PG supported by?

Answer 6

. Mensheviks
. SRs

Question 7

When did Kerensky replace Lvov as PM of the PG?

Answer 7

8 July 1917

Question 8

What was the Kornilov Affair?

Answer 8

. Kornilov wanted to create a military dictatorship but was stopped by Kerensky.

. He released imprisoned Bolsheviks and provided workers with weapons

. Kornilov’s supply lines were cut and the coup leaders were arrested

Question 9

How much had the Bolsheviks party grown by October 1917?

Answer 9

. 23,000 to 200,000 by the beginning of October
. Producing 41 newspapers
. 10,000 Red Guards

Question 10

How many soldiers did the Bolsheviks control?

Answer 10

. 200,000 Red Guards
. 60,000 Baltic sailors
. 150,000 soldiers

Question 11

When did the Bolshevik Revolution begin?

Answer 11

25 October 1917