How sucessful was the provisional government?

Question 1

How successful were expectations for liberal reform?

Answer 1

-First decree
-managers initially satisfied work requests of higher wages and 8 hour days
-workers/ factory committees formed

Question 2

How successful was the removal of a legacy of an autocratic government?

Answer 2

-success: more elected bodies
-failure: disappearance of governors and experienced administrators could not handle the anti- war propaganda

Question 3

How many factories were shut in Petrograd (failure of economic situation)?

Answer 3

568

Question 4

How many jobs were lost in Petrograd as a result of loosing 568 factories? (failure of economic situation)?

Answer 4

100,000

Question 5

Why was the economic situation deteriorating and therefore a failure?

Answer 5

-food, fuel shortages
-poor trains
-high prices of grain and people unwilling to sell and buy at inflated price better to keep.

Question 6

Where was the money going in Russia (failure of economic situation)?

Answer 6

Towards the army.

Question 7

Who took over the factories and what did this cause (failure of economic situation)?

Answer 7

-The workers committee took over 100%
-strikes increased

Question 8

How successful was the situation concerning land?

Answer 8

-land grabbing
-liberals wanted a framework and landowner compensation but others argue this would ruin the army because people would rush home for the land.
-Chernov wanted more radical alternative

Question 9

How much did land seizures increase in July?

Answer 9

By 237

Question 10

How successful was the PG concerning war?

Answer 10

-soldiers unwilling to fight
-Milyukov (war minister) wanted territorial gains too
-more socialist leaders like SR’s and Mensheviks supported war continuation.
-SUMMER OFFENSIVE FAILURE.
-Kornilov + Kadets thought that they could do war better

Question 11

How successful was the provisional government concerning Political divisions and leadership changes?

Answer 11

-Kerensky part of both PS and PG initially good but when Kerensky flees…
-Bolsheviks take over PS and Guchov resigns

Question 12

How successful was the response to the demands of national minorities?

Answer 12

-Finns and Poles wanted outright independence and caucus attempts
-Ukraine wanted self government (concessions made)
-liberals outraged over Ukraine because they wanted to keep Russia together.