Topic 5

Question 1

What happened after the constituent assembly was closed?

and what did this show?

Answer 1

Civilians demonstrated and were fired on, with 12 dying

• This completely went against the Marxist ideology of ‘for the people’

Question 2

Name 3 ways the Bolsheviks consolidated power

Answer 2

• Closing the constitute assembly when they were out voted
• Decree on the press in October 1917, stopped Mensheviks and SRs from publishing their own newspapers
• Those regarded as bourgeoisie weren’t allowed to vote.
• In 1921, all other political parties were banned

Question 3

What was the ‘Treaty of Brest’?

and name 2 terms included in it.

Answer 3

Treaty between Germany and Russia, where Russia lost;
- many eastern European countries
- 3 billion roubles to Germany
- loss in a 1/6 of Russia’s population
- loss in a 1/3 of agriculture produce