Why did the Bolsheviks come to power?

Question 1

1. Why were the Provisional Government deeply unpopular? (1)

2. What did Lenin promise to the Russian people when he returned in April 1917?

Answer 1

1. For keeping Russia in WW1.

2. ‘Bread, peace and land.’

Question 2

1. Who planned the attack?
   - What did he form?
2. Was the revolution difficult for the Bolsheviks?
   - Give an example to support your answer.

Answer 2

1. Trotsky
   - Formed MRC.
2. No
   - Women’s Death Batallion let the Bolsheviks into the Winter Palace.

Question 3

1. How many members did the Bolsheviks have in 1917?
2. Did they have mass support?
3. What did they have to present the October Revolution as?

Answer 3

1. 300,000
2. No
3. A heroic mass uprising.