The Provisional Government And It's Opponents, February-October 1917 Flashcards
Who was named Tsar after Nicholas II abdicated
Nicholas II abdication named his uncle Grand Duke Mikhail the new Tsar
Who liked Mikhail as the new Tsar
Milyukov and right-wing members of the Kadets welcomed this outcome
What group refused to have a constitutional monarch
Workers of the Petrograd refused to support a constitutional monarch
When did Grand Duke Mikhail abdicate
The Grand Duke Mikhail abdicated on the 3rd March 1917
What did the abdication of Grand Duke Mikhail end
The abdication of Grand Duke Mikhail ended the power of the Romanovs
What did the February Revolution fail to establish
The February Revolution failed to establish a legitimate new government
What did Trotsky call the situation after the overthrow of Tsarism
The overthrow of Tsarism led to a situation which Trotsky called Dual Power
What was Dual Power
Dual Power was where the Petrograd Soviet and the Provisional Government shared power
What relationship wasn’t Dual power
Dual power was not a formal constitutional relationship
