October Revolution 1917

Question 1

Causes

Answer 1

10th Oct L returns convinces uprising
After MRC established 16th 15/18 Pet Gars join
23rd K tries to dec power of MRC & sent troops to cut off Bol part of city and closed 2 papers - used as excuse to act

Question 2

24th Oct

Answer 2

RGs sup by soldiers & sailors from Kronstadt capture key pos in city

Question 3

25th Oct

Answer 3

enter winter palace & 2nd congress of sovs meet some mens and RW SRs protest seizure

Question 4

26th Oct

Answer 4

remaining PG mems arrested
congress votes to take power into own hands
unanimously agree L’s decree on peace

Question 5

27th Oct

Answer 5

agree D on Land,
Central Exec Com & Sovnakom set up to run gov = 101 mems 62 Bols, 29 SRs
Sov of Ppls Commissars = only Bols SRs refuse L = chair

Question 6

Extent of Revolution

Answer 6

involv 25-35k ppl at most = 5% of w’s and s’s in Pet
10k & 15K may have = present at the storming of the Winter Palace
no more than 5 deaths

Question 7

Establishing Bolshevik Authority

Answer 7

power transferred to the All R Con of Sovs Bols won maj RWs & Mens walk out orig 500/670 want soc gov
Nov 7 LW SRs join Sovnarkom
by end of 1917 Bols Dom larger towns, cities and railways

Question 8

29th Oct

Answer 8

RG puts down army cadet uprising

Question 9

31st Oct

Answer 9

Bols take Baku & 17 proven caps

Question 10

2nd Nov

Answer 10

Kerensky’s forces defeated

Question 11

3rd Nov

Answer 11

Bols take Mos after 10 day battle K, Z & Rykov leave party

Question 12

5th Nov

Answer 12

L announces Rev = succeeded

Question 13

Lenin’s Action’s

Answer 13

Veshenka set up Dec 1917
resisted calls to completely nat indust
Cheka led by Dzerhinsky
mems of op arrested
anti-bol papers shut