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Provisional Government Flashcards

1
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February revolution

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1917

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2
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Soviet order No. 1

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1st March 1917

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3
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Lenins return

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April 1917

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4
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Kerensky offensive

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June 1917

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July days

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July 1917

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6
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Kornilov affair

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26th August - 1st September 1917

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7
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Bolsheviks take control of Petrograd and Moscow soviets

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September 1917

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8
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Kerensky closed Pravda and Izvestiya

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23rd October 1917

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9
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Bolsheviks seize power

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24th - 27th October

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What was soviet order no.1?

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Reinforces the Soviet
P.G decrees over military only binding with Soviets approval
Soviet now controls the armies

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11
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What did Lenins April Thesis demand?

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All power pass to the soviets

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What was the Kerensky offensive?

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Aim for a decisive victory to improve morale

FAILURE

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What were the July Days?

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Anger over Land and Ukraine question
Large Scale street demonstrations
Bolsheviks crushed

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What was the Kornilov affair?

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Konilov marched his troops on Petrograd
Bolsheviks armed and released
Bolsheviks seen as saviours
P.G weak

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15
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P.G manifesto

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March 3rd 1917

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16
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What groups formed the p.g?

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Fourth Duma and Petrograd soviet

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17
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Who led the prov gov?

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Prince Lviv

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18
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What was soviet order no.1?

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Prov gov could only decree military affairs if approved by the soviet

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19
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Example if early reform by prov. gov

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Amnesty for political prisoners

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20
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What did Lenin draw up on return from exile?

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April Thesis

21
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Bolshevik slogans

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‘Peace, bread, land’

‘All power to the soviets’

22
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What was the kerensky offensive?

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Planned victory to boost moral

23
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Was the keresnky offensive a success?

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No

Soldiers mutinies and loss of enthusiasm for war

24
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Example of mutiny during Kerensky offensive

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Finland

25
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Cause of July days?

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Kadet minister refused to discuss the land q until the constituent Assembly

26
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Were the July days a success?

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No
Confused and disorderly
Bolsheviks disbanded

27
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When was the Kornilov affair?

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August

28
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What was the result of the Kornilov affair?

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No support among soldiers for prov gov
Bolsheviks seen as heroes
Keresnky seen as a weak leader

29
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How much did Bolshevik support grow by after the Kornilov affair?

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From 100000 to 300000

30
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How did Kerensky strengthen Bolshevik power?

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Involving them in the Kornilov affair

31
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What did the soviet say about ending war?

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‘Peace without annexations or indemnities’

32
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How did the prov gov cause their own downfall?

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Championed free speech etc. Allowing groups like the bolsheviks

33
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What was the Kornilov affair?

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Kornilov marched to Petrograd to close down the soviet - warned and ran away

34
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restrictions on P.Gs ability to introduce liberal democracy

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mainly representative of only upper class and Russian middle class
Dual authority
Russia had no history of democracy or liberalism
they lacked any real legitimacy

35
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Political manifesto outline

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amnesty in all cases of political or religious nature
freedom of speech and press
abolition of restrictions based on class, religion or nationality
calling of a Constituent Assembly

36
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Outline Stolypins reforms

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All state and crown lands made available to peasant land bank
Peasants allowed to leave Mir without consent
Peasants who left the Mir could have their land together rather than strips
Redistribution of land

37
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Education under Nicholas ii

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Primary schools almost doubled between 1905-1914

38
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Why was Stolypin disliked

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Reforms only benefitted the rich

Millions of poor died

39
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Russian army losses

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50% by end of 1916

40
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Failure of Kerensky offensive

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400000men died aha others mutinies

41
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How many Bolsheviks were imprisoned after the July Days?

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800

42
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How many Bolsheviks were left on Petrograd by October?

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Only 10000

But one third was in Petrograd

43
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Examples of nationalities own govs under p.g

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Rada in Ukraine which wanted autonomy

Sejm in Finland which was free from foreign influence

44
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What Nationality helped provoke July days?

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Ukraine
Kadet minister resigned after they heard that th P.G had offered independence to the Ukraine
protested that only the C.A could decide that

45
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P.G always doomed

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Dual Authority
Rise in Working Class
Kornilov affair
Land q
freedom of speech
46
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P.G fell due to war

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military failures
kerensy offensive
shell crisis
attrition warfare
inflation
47
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P.G and Ukraine

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Peoples republic declared in Kiev

Land q. disturbances

48
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Nationalities worry during P.G

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Confusion over whats happening - worry P.G is losing Empire

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