Consolidation of Dictatorship Flashcards
When did Lenin set up the Constituent assembly?
Nov 1917
Name the results of the Nov Assembly .
SR 410 seats- 53%
B 175 seats-24%
Who did the B suggest to chair the assembly nad who was voted for?
B suggest left wing SR, Maria Spiridonova
Chosen= Viktor Chernov
What effect did closing the Constitution have?
Civilians protested and 12 were killed
When were all parties banned?
1921
When did the Bourgeoisie lose their right to vote?
July 1918
Who negotiated the peace treaty with German?
Trotsky
What were Lenin and Bukharin view on ending the war?
lenin wanted to end it
Bukharin wanted it to carry on
Name the Peace Treaty signed to end the war and the date
The Treaty of Brest-litovsk
3rd of March 1918
What were the terms of the peace treaty? (4)
Lost 1/6th of the Russian Population
62 million
26% of Railway lines lost
3 billion roubles for war reparations
How did Lenin persuade the other Bolsheviks to agree to the peace treatment?
Threatened to resign twice
What title did the Bolshevik party adopt?
The Communist Party
When was Trotsky made head of the Red Army?
March 1918
When was the capital transferred to Moscow?
March 1918
What two significant events occured in March 1918 ?
The capital transferred to Moscow
Trotsky made head of the Red Army
