October Revolution pt1 Flashcards
When did Trotsky and Lenin overthrow the government?
Ocotber 1917.
What was the June offensive?
Renewed attack on the austro-hungarian army
What happened because of the June offensive?
-mass desertions
-breakdown of army dicipline.
Who resigned from the provisional government after the june offensive and on what date?
Kadet ministers 3rd october.
How did the bolchevicks use the resignations of Kadet ministers as an opportunity?
-ebcouraged workers and soliders to protest.
How many soliders and armed workers went to Tauride palace following the June offensive and Bolshevicks tactics?
70,000 against the pg
-where the PG and PS housed
-2 days of riots.
What did the provisional government say to Lenin and what was the result?
-said he was a German spy
-had to flee
-Lyvov resigns.
What did Kerensky have to form once Lyvov resigned?
Government of salvation of the revolution.
Under Kerensky who was appointed to take back control?
General Kornilov.
What did Kornilov want to do which Lvov denied?
-wanted to be put on millitary rule
-Keresky sacks Kornilov
-Kornilov tries to send troops
-Kerensky asks petrograd soviet to defend.
Who was Trotksy?
-chair of petrograd soviet
-became member of Bolchevicks in June.
-headed the millitary revolutionary commitee-
What happened when the provisional government tried to shut down two Bolchevick newspapers?
-Trotsky built on fears of Kerensky and tried to justify using millitary revolutionary commitee for defensive actions.
What did Lenin support after he came back to petrograd when the bolchevick newspapers were shut down?
-persuaded the Bolchevick centeral commitee to have an armed seizure of power in Petrograd.
-ignored proposal until a month later in October.
not all Bolchevicks on board yet.
