The Bolshevik Revolution

Question 1

Why did germany help lenin retrun to russia?

Answer 1

They believd that if lenin went back and started a revolution the russia would pull out of the war

Question 2

What effects were there as a result of lenin taking germans help?

Answer 2

He was accused of being a german spy, howver he was given money from germany to help fund the revolution

Question 3

What was the first thing lenin after his return from exile?

Answer 3

He announced the april thesis

Question 4

What did the april thesis include?

Answer 4

War with germnay to end
Power to be passed to the middle class and the wokring class
All land to be given to the peasants
Capitalist system to be overthrown 
All power to the soviets

Question 5

By how much did bolsheviks grow by?

Answer 5

24,000 in february to 100,000 in april

By june 1917 more than 40 newapapers were spreading lenins ideology

Question 6

How did the july days impact the bolshevik revolution?

Answer 6

Lenin was made to flee the country to finland. But he continued to direct the people from finland.
Lenin was able to wi support from the ocuntryside due to his ant war policy as most soldiers were peasants in uniform.
Bolsheviks were sent to prison
Their newpaper pravda was closed down

Question 7

What role did the constituent assemble anf all russian congress of soviets play leading up to the revolution?

Answer 7

The all russuan congress of sovites was due to meein late oct howver bolsheviks owuld not have majority of representatives. And lenin also knew that bolsheviks were unlikley to win majority og seats in the constituent assembly.
The constituent assmebly was meant to occur in late november, so lenin knew that the revolution had to happen befre otherwise there would be too much oppositon

Question 8

What was a key phrase leni said whilst still in exile?

Answer 8

History will not forgive us if we dont assume power

Question 9

When did lenin return to petrograd?

Answer 9

7 october

Question 10

Which two people of the central comitee opposed lenins idea for revolution?

Answer 10

Kaminev and zinoviev - they published thier objections oon the newpaper which made lenin angry

Question 11

Hwo did kerensky try and remove this threat for revolution?

Answer 11

He closed down the bolshevik newpaper (pravda and izvetsiya) and attempts were made to round up leading bolsheviks
So elnin ordered the revoultion before they could be captured

Question 12

On what day was the bolshevik revolution?

Answer 12

24th october

Question 13

What were the events of the revolution?

Answer 13

On the night of 24th octoer the bolsheviks captured key buildings, such as telegraph offices and railway stations and road blocks were set up in the city bridges and aroung the orads surrounding the winter palace and took over the winter palace.
The amazon (womens party) played a great role in the storming
Kerensky escaped petrograd the next morning and tried to raise troops. Howver troops guarding the PG surrendered and the PG gave in and were arrested
6 soldiers were killed

Question 14

What happned at the all russian congress of soviets following the revolution?

Answer 14

Bolsheviks got the most seats, 390 out of 650 the mensheviks and the SR condemned the bolshevik action and left the congress giving the bolsheviks more strength.

Question 15

What did lenin set up as a result of the revolution?

Answer 15

The council of people’s commisars

Question 16

Who was in the concil of peoples commisars, and what were their roles?

Answer 16

Lenin was the head of the government
Leon trotsky was commissar of foreign affairs
Joseph stalin was commissar for nationalities

Question 17

What was Trotsky’s role in the revolution?

Answer 17

He was a menshevik exile during the February Revolution
In july he became official bolshevik member
He was leader if the PS when bolsheviks gained control
In oct he became a member fo tge three man military revolutionary commitee (MRC) of the Soviet
The MRC controlled 20,000 red guards 60,000 baltic sailors and 150,000 soldiers of the petrograd garrison
Trotsky was the brains behind the revolution as he made the plans for the seizure of the key buildings of the PG and the overthrow of the provisional government,

Question 18

What was lenins role in the revolution?

Answer 18

Lenin persuaded the bolsheviks to oppose the war unlike the mensheviks an SRs
He gave the bolsheviks simple slogans that the ordinary could understand
His decsioj to oppose war helped him gain popularity
He created the red guard
He persuaded central comitee to gain power
Without lenin the Bolsheviks would never had made this move on the PG

Question 19

What were the main reasons for bolshevik success

Answer 19

Lenins rols
Trotskys role
PG weeknesses
Control of armed forces
Lack of alternatives

Question 20

What PG weekness assisted in the succes of the revolution?

Answer 20

It was not an elected body
It shared power with PS and cannot overturn Soviet order number 1
PG was unable to gain support of ordinary people like the Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks and others published so much propaganda that kerensky recieved little to no help
It was weak

Question 21

How did control over armed forces assist in the succes of the revolution?

Answer 21

They had support from the petrograd garrison

They created the MRC

Question 22

How did lack of alternatives assist in the succes of the Revolution?

Answer 22

More political parties did not offer clear leadership
Other parties supported war which led to discontent in the army
Peasants demand was never addressed until the bolsheviks listened