Ending Of Involvement In WW1 Flashcards
Why did Lenin want to end the war?
The wars unpopularity was a key reason why the PG failed
He hoped that ending the war would give the economy a chance to recover
Civil war was inevitable, ending the war would allow him to recall troops and get ready to fight Bolshevik opponents
Russia’s military was exhausted
Germany continued to finance Lenin and the Bolsheviks
What did the Bolsheviks sign on the 26th October?
The decree on peace
What was the decree on peace?
A plea to other nations for a just peace with ‘no annexations, no indemnities’
What was signed December 2nd?
An armistice
Who conducted the peace talks?
Trotsky
What were the German demands when the peace talk was held?
They wanted the Baltic states, the parts of Poland that Russia controlled and the Ukraine
What did Germany’s demands mean that Russia would lose?
32% of arable land 26% of the railway system 33% of factories 75% of coal and oil ore mines 60 million people
Which Bolsheviks opposed the peace treaty?
Bukharin wanted to continue fighting a revolutionary war in order for the revolution to spread to Germany and Austria
Trotsky supported a policy of ‘neither peace nor war’ a truce should occur without a formal treaty
Why did Bolshevik opposition to the peace deal collapse?
Lenin threatened to resign from the government
What was signed on the 3rd March 1918?
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
What was the consequence of signing a peace treaty?
The left SR’s resigned from the government
A significant decline in support for the Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks lost elections to the soviets in April and May
Russia were also vulnerable to attacks from Germany
Patriotic Russians were horrified
