Lenin's new society Flashcards
What was the name of the official government set up after the abdication of the Tsar?
Provisional Government
What was the unofficial government set up after the Tsar?
Petrograd Soviet
What is the name given to the idea of the two governments working together?
Dual Government
What is the name given to Lenin’s ideas?
April Theses
What 3 things did he promise?
“Peace, bread, land”
What are the July Days?
3 days of rioting in Petrograd by Bolsheviks and deserting soldiers.
What happened to the Bolsheviks after the July Days?
Many of them were exiled or imprisoned.
Which military leader led a revolt against the Provisional Government?
General Kornilov
What was the result of this revolt for the Bolsheviks?
They were seen as heroes.
What was the name of the Bolsheviks’ armed force?
Red Guard
How many people signed up to join the Bolsheviks’ armed forces?
25,000
What were the names of the two sides of the Russian Civil War?
Reds and Whites.
Name two groups on the side of the Whites
Foreign powers (including America, Britain, France, Japan), Aristocracy, Religious groups, Czech Legion, Royalists
Name one leader of a White army
Deniken, Wrangel, Yudenich, Kolchak
What was the “White terror”?
Fear of the harshness of the whites based on previous harsh actions and Red propaganda.
