Consolidating Power Flashcards

October 1917 - March 1918

1
Q

When was the Decree on Peace and Land announced?

A

26th of October 1917

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2
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When was the Sovnarkom announced?

A

27th of October 1917

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3
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How many reforms did the Bolsheviks pass in the first two months of power?

A

116

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4
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When was the Constituent Assembly held?

A

5th January 1918

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5
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What happened in the Consituent assembly?

A

> The Bolsheviks only gain 28% of the votes, losing to the SRs who gain 48%

> Lenin dismisses the Assembly intimidating the deputies with 5000 loyal soldiers

> The Bolshevik dictatorship is consolidated.

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6
Q

When was the Treaty of Brest Litovsk signed?

A

3rd March 1918

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7
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What happened prior to the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?

A

Lenin has promised withdrawal from WWI but the ceasefire of December 1917 fail and the German launch a new offensive in February 1917

> Petrograd is threatened to be captured by Germany

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8
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What was the effect of the Treaty?

A

Russia loses:

> 35% of its population
40% of its food production
90% of its coal production

Nine months of independence of the territories lost allow resistance to the Bolsheviks to grow –> Link to Civil War

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9
Q

When did Lenin renounce the Treaty terms?

A

11th November 1918

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10
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What was State Capitalism?

A

The Soviet government’s action to take control of the Russian economy.

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11
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How was State Capitalism achieved?

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> Nationalising the factories
Voluntary labour (‘Communist Saturdays and Sundays’)
Compulsory labour

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