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October Revolution Flashcards

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What is the term used to describe the balance of power between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet?

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Dual authority

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What document did Lenin publish upon his return to Petrograd urging for the real proletariat revolution to begin?

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April Theses

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What key slogans were outlined in Lenin’s April Theses?

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  • Peace
  • Bread
  • Land
  • All power to the soviets
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What was the name of the council of Peoples Commissars at the top of the new constitution?

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Sovnarkom

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What caused the October Revolution?

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The confused variety of bodies claiming to represent the people, including the Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet

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What did the Soviet’s ‘Order No.1’ state regarding soldiers and workers’ obedience?

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They should obey the Provisional Government only when the Soviet agreed with it

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Who was the Foreign Minister of the Provisional Government that was forced to resign?

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Milyukov

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What was the outcome of the failed June Offensive in 1917?

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Whole regiments mutinied or deserted

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What was the significance of the Kornilov Affair for the Bolsheviks?

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It allowed them to present themselves as defenders of Petrograd

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What did Lenin demand from the Central Committee from mid-September?

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To prepare for revolution

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What was the role of Trotsky in the October Revolution?

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Largely organized the revolution and set up the Military Revolutionary Committee

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Fill in the blank: The Provisional Government failed to end the war and tried to turn it into a _______.

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revolutionary crusade

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What was the composition of the Military Revolutionary Committee?

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66 members, 48 of whom were Bolsheviks

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What chronic problem did the Provisional Government inherit from the 1861 emancipation?

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The land issue

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True or False: The Provisional Government made significant progress on land redistribution.

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False

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16
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What did Lenin’s message resonate with during 1917?

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The chronic land issue and the need for redistribution

17
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What was the fate of the Bolsheviks after the failed uprising in the July Days?

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They appeared to be crushed

18
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What did the Soviet adopt after the Kornilov Affair on 9th October?

A

A resolution to create a ‘military revolutionary centre’ to protect Petrograd

19
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What was the total number of troops under the control of the Military Revolutionary Committee?

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200,000 Red Guards, 60,000 Baltic sailors, and 150,000 sailors of remaining Petrograd garrison units

20
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When did the MRC begin its attack on the Provisional Government?

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Evening of 24th October

21
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What was the response of soldiers who had previously served the Provisional Government during the attack?

A

Offered little resistance

22
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What key locations did soldiers loyal to the MRC occupy?

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Post and telegraph offices, railway stations

23
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What was the effect of the MRC’s control over the city’s infrastructure?

A

Prevented the Provisional Government from getting help

24
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Who successfully arrested the majority of the Provisional Government?

A

Trotsky and the Red Guards

25
Q

What was the defense of the Winter Palace comprised of?

A

A small number of female troops

26
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What announcement did the MRC make on 25th October?

A

The Provisional Government had been ‘deposed’

27
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Where did Kerensky flee after the MRC’s announcement?

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To America

28
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What did Lenin always state he wanted regarding power distribution?

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Power to be given to the soviets

29
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What was Lenin’s stance on sharing power with other parties?

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Did not want to share power with SRs or Mensheviks

30
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What happened during the Second All-Russian Congress on 25th October?

A

Some SRs and Mensheviks walked out

31
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How did the walkout of SRs and Mensheviks affect Lenin?

A

Reduced their representation at the Congress

32
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What did the Congress vote to create?

A

A new constitution with Sovnarkom at the top

33
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Who was appointed as the chairman and overall leader of Sovnarkom?

A

Lenin

34
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What was below Sovnarkom in the new government structure?

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The All-Russia Congress of Soviets

35
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Who represented the lowest tier of the new government organization?

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Representatives from cities, villages, and local soviets

36
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What did the first decrees issued before December 1917 end?

A

Russia’s fighting in WWI

37
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What was authorized by the Decree on Land?

A

Peasant land seizures

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