Russia after the Tsars abdication Flashcards
What was the name of the official government set up after the abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II?
The Provisional Government
What was the unofficial Government set up after the Tsar?
Petrograd Soviets
What is the name given to the two Governments working together?
Dual Governemt
What was the name given to Lenin’s idea?
April These
What three things did Lenin promise?
“Peace, bread and land”
What are the July Days?
Three days of rioting in Petrograd by Bolsheviks and deserting soldiers.
What happened to the Bolsheviks after the July Days
Many of them were exiled or imprisoned
Which military leader led a revolt against the Provisional Government?
General Kornilov
What was the result of the revolt for the Bolsheviks?
They were seen as heros.
What was the name of the Bolsheviks’ armed force?
Red guards
How many people signed up to join the Bolsheviks’ armed forces?
25,000
What was the name of the two side of the Russian Civil War?
Reds and Whites
Name two groups on the side of the whites
Foreign powers (including American, Britain,France and Japan), Aristocracy, Religious groups, Czech Legion, Royalists
Name one leader from the Whites army
Deniken, Wrangel, Yudenich and Kolchak
What was the “White terror”?
Fear of the harshness of the whites based on the previous harsh actions and the Red propaganda
