The ending of the involvment in the war- Complete Flashcards
Why did Lenin feel he had to withdraw from the war?
The Bolshevik campaign promised peace
The Russians had been driven back by the Germans and Germany was already occupying large amounts of Russian territory
Outlooks of Lenin and Trotsky
Trotsky- Baulked at the idea of making a peace that would involve harsh terms for Russia
Lenin was concerned more about ideology and practicality
Why would Russia benefit from withdrawing from war- ideology and practicality?
Ideology- Lenin was convinced that the revolution would soon engulf Germany - German workers would join the Russian comrades- peace agreement would therefore only be temporary
Practicality- Lenin knew that the Russians could not stop the Germans- compromise seemed the only way t preserve what the Bolsheviks had created
Who led the revolutionary war group?
Bukharin
What did the revolutionary war group believe?
Russians should fight on- defend socialism and Russia itself
Why did Trotsky try drag out peace agreements?
Probably hoping that Germany would experience a revolution before a peace was signed
What did Trotsky call his approach?
Neither peace nor war
Why did Trotsky anger the German negotiators?
They believed his was using propaganda to stir up mutiny in the German army- behaved as if he was the victor rather than Germany
When was Brest Litovsk signed?
3rd of March 1918
Terms of Treaty?
Russia lost Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and Ukraine
Who were to determine the fates of the countries that Russia lost control over?
Germany and Austria Hungary
How much of Russia’s population was lost?
1/6
How much land was lost?
2 million square km
What was significant about the land lost?
Produced almost 1/3 of Russia’s produce agriculture
What percentage of railways were lost?
26%
