October Revolution Flashcards
1
Q
How did Lenin get it through?
A
10-2 vote at the Central Committee
Argued against Kamenev and Zinoviev
2
Q
Kerensky’s actions
A
Sent radical troops away from the capital
Allowed Bolsheviks to set up Military Revolutionary Committee
Shut down 2 Bolshevik newspapers
3
Q
24th October
A
Took railway stations Took postal service Took telegraph Took bridges Took key infrastructure
4
Q
25th October
A
Kerensky left Petrograd
Winter Palace surrounded
Trotsky announced overthrow
Second Congress of Soviets 300 of 640 delegates were Bolsheviks
5
Q
26th October
A
Mensheviks + SR walk out of congress in protest
Winter Palace surrendered at 2am
Bolsheviks announce soviet based government
Lenin made decrees on peace and land
