Russia - Lenin's New Society Flashcards
Who led the Provisional Government from July 1917?
Alexander Kerensky
What was the system called where the decisions of the Provisional Government had to be accepted by the Soviet?
Dual Power
Why didn’t the Provisional Government give land to the peasants?
Worried about a free for all/ wanted an elected government to make the choice
What were the massive demonstrations called in Petrograd where soldiers, sailors and workers protested against the war? When did they take place?
July Days, 16 and 17 July
Which commander in chief of the army decided to seize control in September 1917?
General Kornilov
What was the name of Lenin’s army, which assisted him in the November 1917 Revolution in Russia?
Red Guards
What was the name of the battleship which sailed up the river Neva and fired shells in the direction of the Winter Palace on 8 November 1917?
Aurora
What was the name of the Bolshevik newspaper?
Pravda
What was Lenin’s slogan – the April Theses?
Peace, Bread, Land and all Power to the Soviets
What was the name of Lenin’s political party during the November 1917 Revolution?
Bolsheviks
What did Lenin change the name of his party to after the November Revolution?
Communists
What was the name of the parliament elected in 1917?
The Constituent Assembly
How many seats did Lenin’s party win in the 1917 elections?
175
Which party won the most seats in the 1917 elections? How many seats did they win?
Social Revolutionaries, 370 seats
What was the name of Lenin’s secret police?
Cheka
What was the name given to Lenin’s violent campaign against his enemies in 1918?
Red Terror (the Cheka shot people without trial or sent them to labour camps)
What was the name of the treaty between Russia and Germany which ended Russia’s involvement in the First World War?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
What was the collective name given to Lenin’s opponents during the Russian Civil War?
Whites
Name three of the groups of people opposed to Lenin during the Russian Civil War.
Landowners, religious groups, royalists, ex-Tsarist officers, foreign powers
Give one reason why the allies sent troops to fight against Lenin.
Lenin refused to pay debts for the Tsar, wanted Russia back in the war to take pressure off the western front
Name two reasons why Lenin’s forces won the Russian Civil War.
Geographical position of Whites, disputes between generals, lack of unity, poor foreign support, Bolsheviks controlled industry/railways, Bolsheviks had a committed cause, leadership of Trotsky, ruthlessness of Bolsheviks: e.g. War Communism
Which two aspects made up War Communism?
State control of factories/industry, Cheka seizing grain from peasants
How many had died from famine by 1921?
7 million
Which revolt highlighted the unpopularity of War Communism?
Kronstadt Revolt – the revolt was led by sailors who were previously supportive of Lenin.
