provisonal government and dual power Flashcards

1
Q

where did the provisional government reside

A

tauride palace

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2
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What was the power between Provisional government and Petrograd Soviet

A

Dual Power

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3
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Who was the original prime minister of the Provisional government

A

Prince Lvov

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4
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What was the order for soldiers in 1917

A

Order. No.1

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5
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What did order no.1 dictate

A

That soldiers would obey the provisional government so long as it did not contradict the Petrograd soviet

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6
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What were the implications of order no.1

A

It disable the war effort as soldiers weren’t commanded directly by the provisional government

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7
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What else did order no.1 do

A

made soldiers committees where they elected an officer

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8
Q

What was the April theses calling for

A

to withdraw support from the provisional government

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9
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Where did the April Theses garner support

A

with the workers and soldiers

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10
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What was the provisional government determined to continue

A

The war

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11
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What did peasants form themselves

A

Peasant committees

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12
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What was the democratic body the Provisional government encouraging rebels to wait for

A

The constituent assembly

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13
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What were workers calling for

A

8 hour days and more power to trade unions

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14
Q

Why was Kerensky popular

A

He had a flair for the dramatic,

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15
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What was kerensky wearing when he came to give a speech to soldiers

A

An arm sling

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16
Q

How many marched in the ‘July days’

A

500,000

17
Q

How many redguards were there

A

20,000

18
Q

What was the July Days a response to

A

Lack of bread, loss of 100,000 jobs and prices up 775%

19
Q

What was the regiment called responsible for instigating it due to ‘order No.1’

A

Machine gun regiment

20
Q

How many Kronstdat sailors were there

A

10,000

21
Q

How long was Lenin’s reluctant speech

A

Less than a minute

22
Q

What did the public find out causing anti bolshevik hysteria

A

Lenin was on a german train coming back to Russia

23
Q

What was Kerensky hoping to do with Kornilov

A

reintroduced the death penalty and abolish soldier committees

24
Q

What did the Bolshevik party membership rise to after teh Kornilov affair

A

200,000

25
Q

How many soldiers and Redguards did the Bolsheviks control

A

150,000 and 250,000

26
Q

How did Kerensky mess up

A

he tried to disperse radical garrisons and close bridges linking working class areas

27
Q

How many people gathered outside the Winter palace during the coup

A

10,000