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1
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What decree aimed to pull Russia out of WW1?

A

The decree on peace

2
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What treaty was signed by the Bolsheviks to formally pull them out of WW1?

A

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

3
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What terms did Russia have to agree to to get out of WW1?

A

1) Loss of land (along with the natural resources of the land)
2) Payment of 3 billion roubles in reparations

4
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What was the Decree on Land?

A

Land owned by the Tsar, church and landowners was taken and given to the peasantry

5
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What was the Decree on Workers?

A

Workers take control of factories and promised an 8 hour working day

6
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What was the Decree on Titles?

A

This banned all titles (aristocracy) and made men equal to women.

7
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What was the Decree on Nationalities?

A

More rights for subject nationalities

8
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What was the Decree on Banking?

A

All banks would come under the Sovnarkom’s control

9
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What was the Sovnarkom?

A

The leading Bolsheviks how took responsibility for all affairs of the state (including Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin)

10
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What was the Decree on Press?

A

All non-Bolshevik newspapers would be banned

11
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What was the Decree on Political Parties?

A

This banned some political parties such as the Kadets

12
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What was the name of the Bolshevik secret police?

A

The Cheka

13
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What controversial thing did the Bolsheviks do in January 1918?

A

They dissolved (closed down) the Constituent Assembly (parliament)

14
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Who did the Bolsheviks turn to to dissolve the Constituent Assembly?

A

The Red Guard and sailors from the Kronstadt

15
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What proportion of seats did the Bolsheviks win in the election?

A

25%

16
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What proportion did the Socialist Revolutionaries win in the election?

A

58%

17
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Dissolving the Constituent Assembly made Russia a…

A

Dictatorship

18
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Who did the Bolsheviks murder on 17th July 1918?

A

Tsar Nicholas II and his family.