november 1917 revolution Flashcards
1
Q
social factors
society
A
- kerensky would stay in war
- food and resource shortage
- unemployment
- people still protested and striked
2
Q
political changes
provisional government
A
- provisional government would slowly lose power
- eventually the red guards would take over
- bolsheviks attack winter palace and gain full power (vladimir lenin)
red guards : kerensky and bolsheviks protecting petrograd
3
Q
political changes
sovnarkom
A
- lenin decrees once he was in power to be popular
- they favored working class
- gave insurance
- established 8 hour work days 40 hours a week
4
Q
political changes
the constituent assembly
A
- first free elections
- socialist revolutionaries were favored most
5
Q
important people
alexander kerensky
A
- prime minsiter of provisional government
- sent troops out that resulted in july days
- stayed in war
6
Q
important people
leon trotsky
A
- minister of foreign affairs
- chairman for bolsheviks
- led to treaty of brest litovsk
7
Q
important people
vladimir lenin
A
- leader of bolsheviks
- created decrees
- ruled russia
- started constituent assembly
8
Q
impact
treaty of brest litovsk
A
- between russia and germany
- trostky was speaker
- he tried to distract them (had to pay any price)
- treaty took away 62 million people, land, and resources
9
Q
impact
working class
A
- decrees helped working class
- better working conditions
10
Q
impact
government
A
- bolsheviks forcefully took away
