3. Reasons for the October Revolution

Question 1

Failings of PG

Answer 1

Dual Authority - unwilling to work together
Focus on War - War Credit, no focus on problems at home
Economic problems hard to deal with

Question 2

Bolshevik’s return

Answer 2

Accomodationism - Stalin + Kamenev
Revolution - Lenin (April Theses)

Question 3

April Theses

Answer 3

Condemned accomodationism
Peace, bread, land
All power to the soviets

Question 4

Kerensky Offensive

Answer 4

June 1917
Failure - mutinies / desertions
PG ended offensive
Kerensky PM
Kornilov Commander-In-Chief

Question 5

July Days

Answer 5

Gov lost control:
Soviets spread
Workers controlled factories
Peasants seized land
Break away of NM (Ukraine)
Street demonstrations crushed by PG , Bs arrested
Showed Bs were not dominant party

Question 6

Land Question

Answer 6

Peasants 80% pop
Major problem
Gov - did not redistribute
Bol - adapted to fit in with their plans - stole SRs policy

Question 7

Kornilov Affair

Answer 7

Attempted to enter Petrograd with troops against Kerensky
Kerensky opposed:
Gave guns to peasants to defend
Released Bs, gave guns
Railway workers refused to transport Kornilov