The Provisional Goverment

Question 1

What were the main aims of the Provisional Government and were these aims met?

Answer 1

. To hold elections - not met
. To redistribute land among peasants - not met
. To reduce the discontent of workers - not met
. To get Russia out of the war - not met

Question 2

What were the two main weaknesses of the PG?

Answer 2

. It was not an elected body meaning it lacked official authority and had no constitutional claim on the loyalty of the Russian people.
. The soviets passing Order Number One severely restricted the power of the PG. It also stripped the PG of one of its most valuable assets the army.

Question 3

How did the Bolsheviks order number 1 weaken the PG?

Answer 3

. Order number 1 decreed that any policies/ pieces of legislation passed by the PG were not binding unless agreed to be the Petrograd soviet.
. This made it nearly impossible for the PG to pass an necessary policies and reforms.
. It made the PG a weak body