( History ) Russian Revolution Flashcards
Who was the Tsar during 1913 February?
Tsar Nicholas 2nd
Why did the people of russia come to dislike tsar nicholas?
Because after the first world war, over 1,000,000 soldiers were dead and there were many food shortages in russia, causing people to starve.
How did the revolution start?
The ordinary people started to fight against the russian soldiers.
When did tsar nicholas abdicate?
16th march 1917
How did people of russia react to the tsar abdicating?
They celebrated by smashing his statues across russia
Who was lenin?
The political leader of the bolsheviks
Who were the bolsheviks?
A political party of russia lead by lenin.
What was communism?
The belief that:
. Everyone in russia had equal wealth
. Peasants should have a share of the land
. Workers should own a share of the factory that they worked in
. The war should be ended immediately
When did lenin and the bolsheviks seize power?
25th October 1917
Why was the october revolution such a shambles?
Because the sailors who were supposed to help the bolsheviks arrived late, the guns used were to rusty to fire and no-one could find the red lantern which was the signal to start
What did lenin do that made the russian people concerned?
Lenin set out to destroy all opposition parties
What were the two ways in which lenin and the bolsheviks destroyed all opposition parties?
Bolshevik soldiers smashed up the offices of opposition newspapers and arrested their editors and lenin’s new secret police force tortured and executed opponents of lenin’s new government.
Who were the Cheka?
Lenin’s secret police force.
What was the government of russia called?
The provisional government
What did the provisional government decide would happen?
That there would be an election for who would be in the russian parliament
What did lenin and the bolsheviks do?
They did badly in the election, but lenin had no intention in losing, so he sent his soldiers to the constituent assembly and shut it down. Russia then became a communist nation under the control of lenin and the bolsheviks.
What was the ‘ Treaty of Brest Litovsk? ‘
The peace treaty signed for peace between germany and russia.
What were still the concerns in russia?
That the people of russia wanted to be at peace with germany to prevent another war. So did lenin, so if the germans invaded, they may lose power.
There were things lenin and the bolsheviks did in russia to keep their promises of equality ~ 1
(M+W)
- Men and women are equal.
There were things lenin and the bolsheviks did in russia to keep their promises of equality ~ 2
( Peasants)
Peasants who had a surplus of grain were forced to hand it over to the government so that people in the cities would have enough bread.
There were things lenin and the bolsheviks did in russia to keep their promises of equality ~ 3
(Factories)
Factories were taken away from their owners and placed under the control of workers’ committees.
There were things lenin and the bolsheviks did in russia to keep their promises of equality ~ 4
(Land)
All land was taken away from the Tsar and the old landlords.
There were things lenin and the bolsheviks did in russia to keep their promises of equality ~ 5
(Hours)
A maximum 48-hour working week was declared for factory workers.
There were things lenin and the bolsheviks did in russia to keep their promises of equality ~ 6
(Money)
Money and jewellery in rich people’s bank accounts were taken by the state.
