The treaty of brest litovsk Flashcards

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When was a ceasefire negotiated in 1917?

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2 December

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What was Trotsky’s position on war with Germany?

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“Neither peace nor war.”

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When did Trotsky lead negotiations with German High Command? What was his position?

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Late December - February 1917-18. Commissar of Foreign Affairs.

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How did Trotsky stall negotiations with Germans?

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Give the impression of signing a treaty, then would reject them.
Bolshevik agitators spread revolutionary ideas amongst German troops, fraternisation between two camps, encouraged to “turn imperialist war into civl war.”
Trotsky called for a fair and equitable peace with the German public as well as the German government

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Why did Trotsky think Germany was on the brink of revolution?

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In late January German workers went on strike to protest immediate peace with Russian without annexation or indemnities.

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What was the ultimatum issued by Germany in February? What was Trotsky’s response?

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Bolsheviks are forced to either accept terms on offer or have hostilities resume.
Trotsky declares Russia would pull out of the war but would not sign a German peace treaty.

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When did Germans launch an offensive in February 1918? How many troops did they deploy? What was the impact?

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18 Feb. 700 000.

Germany army met no resistance, Bolshevik government thrown into disarray.

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8
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What happened on 12 March 1918?

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Capital is moved from Petrograd to Moscow.

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How did Lenin coerce the Bolsheviks to agree with him to sign a treaty?

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Threatened to resign

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What happened on 3 March 1918?

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Sovnarkom signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

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What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk entail?

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34% of Russian’s European population taken out of their control (62 million).
Russia gives up 32% of its farmland, including ‘breadbasket’ Ukraine.
German forces gain control of Poland and Baltic region.
Russia pays 3 billion roubles in war reparations.
o Russia looses 89% of its iron ore and coal reserves, 54% of its industrial enterprises, and 26% of its railways.

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When did the Communists renounce the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk after Germany’s surrender? What was the effect?

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13 November 1918.

Lenin seen as a wise leader.

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