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prov gov fc Flashcards

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debate 1 - was the prov gov doomed to fail from the start

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existence Petrograd soviet appealing to demands of ppl = dooms prov gov as undermined

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doomed to fail - members

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unelected body from progressive bloc ‘ old duma in new form’

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doomed to fail - Petrograd soviet strength

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soviet order no.1 march 1917 - lose authority as sailor army workers only take demand from soviet

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doomed to fail - policies prov gov

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8 principles set out = liberal freedom speech allow proliferation bolsheviks

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doomed to fail - actions in summer offensive

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1917 summer offensive fail = 400,000 death – loss territory price grain increases 100%

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doomed to fail - war

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continuation war reinforces opposition as prov gov linked to tsar w/ bolsheviks linked to ppl (tsar = war failure)

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doomed to fail - kornilov affair

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arm bolsheviks - gain influence in Petrograd soviet as opposed to Kerensky

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other strand of debate on doomed to fail

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successful in achieving aim of prep for election constituent assembly - determination bolsheviks = failure

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not doomed to fail = nov elections

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70% working class in cities vote for bolshevik

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not doomed to fail - bolshevik appeal to ppl

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‘peace bread land’ appeal as strikes lose 100,000 jobs in Petrograd - high grain prices 100%

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not doomed to fail - bolshevik appeal - Petrograd soviet members

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3,000 members gained in first few days

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2: why is the Provisional Government often viewed as one that was reluctant to carry out reforms

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1- failed to carry out reform to maintain power
2-reforms lacked due to war +internal opposition

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prov Gov failed to carry out reform to maintain power - factories

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586 factories close Petrograd - lose 100,000 jobs

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prov gov failed to carry out reform to maintain power - land seizures by peasants

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237 land seizures by peasants - land reform ignored in favour constituent assembly

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how far was WW1 responsible for downfall prov gov 2 strands

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1- prov gov doomed w/o war
2prov gov not doomed - war made it difficult to established authority

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prov gov doomed w/o war Kerensky

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poor leadership - June 1917 offensive - 400,000 casualties - lack supplies

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prov gov doomed w/o war - Petrograd soviet

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1917 soviet order no.1

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prov gov doomed w/o war - growth soviets

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78-162 soviets 1917

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prov gov doomed w/o war - Kerensky leadership

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kornilov affair - left militarised + poor leadership

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prov gov doomed w/o war - lenin these

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lenin april 1917 these - ‘parliamentary bourgeoise republic’ - cannot escape definition/label

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war downfall prov gov - land reform

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land reform ignored for war effort - peasant 237 cases seizure land

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war downfall prov gov - cost

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17,000 million on war effort 1914-1917

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war downfall prov gov - death

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2 million soldiers dead

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war downfall prov gov - gold standard

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gold standard abandoned for war in order to finance military expenditure - pre March 1917 = hyperinflation

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evidence of prov gov attempting to address land issue

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land commission

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what were the July days

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demonstrations of workers against prov gov - using bolshevik slogan

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result of July days for bolshevik

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prov gov frame lenin as German conspirator - fled to Finland + trusty jailed

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new gov after July days

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short lived concessionary gov to workers demand for socialistic gov - keresneky new prime minister

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what was keresnky a member of

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progresive bloc

30
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beware keresnky is not a

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bolshevik - in power july 1917 to weaken bolshevik influence as chairman Petrograd Soviet + prime minister

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why did prov gov not want to redistribute land until after wa r

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peasants may return home

32
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debate on national minorities

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opposition led to fall

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national minorities debates 3

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-ignored national minorities
-did not ignore national minorities
-ignored national minorities = mistake as led to fall

34
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who demanded independence after tsar fell

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finns + poles

35
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workers in Petrograd isolated - national minrotie s

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factories shut down - workers isolate Chinese workers to be first unemployed

36
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minorities demeaning self rule example

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trancausasus - set up transcausasus committee - demand self rule

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prov gov adress minorities issues - reform e.g.

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discrimination made illegal

38
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prov gov + Poland

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promise independence in exchange for war support

39
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reason for prov gov not addressing national minorities

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claimed had to wait until constituent assembly

40
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what was formed in Ukraine + prov gov reaction

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central Prada council (representative body) - prov gov recognises as legitimate but unresolved territory disputes = tension

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why would national minorities lead to fall of prov gov

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as their demands for power + autonomy = prov gov loses authority + appears weak

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what did national minorities want

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same rights offered to russian peasants + worker

43
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prov gov judicial reform

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independent judges / trial by jury

44
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why was Poland also recognised as independent

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behind German lines ( and prov gov give independence for military support)

45
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increase army desertions pre march to post march 1917

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195k to 365k

46
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what was sailor group in july days

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krondstat naval base

47
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what committee did lenin set up to force an uprising

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military revolutionary committee

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