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CHP4.2 Establishment of Bolshevik authority under Sovnarkom Flashcards

1
Q

Who was the Menshevik leader?

A

Tsereteli

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2
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How long did Menshevik leader Tsereteli predict the Bolsheviks would last?

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That Bolshevik power would last 3 weeks

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3
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How many out of the 670 delegates voted in favour of a socialist government?

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500

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4
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What did Trotsky say to the right wing SR’s as they left the Bolshevik and left wing SR coalition?

A

said they belonged in the “dustbin of History”

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5
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How did Sovnarkom rule?

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-Ruled by decree without seeking the Soviets approval

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6
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How often did the Sovnarkom meet compared to the Soviet?

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Sovnarkom met once or twice a day

-Soviet met increasingly less frequently but continued until the 1930’s

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7
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How long did it take the Bolsheviks to persuade the State Bank to hand over its reserves?

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10 days

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8
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Who at first refused to serve the Bolsheviks?

2

A
  • civil servants

- bankers

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9
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What was Kerensky’s forces in Gatchina?

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18 Cossack regiments and a small force of SR cadets and officers

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10
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During the Revolution, how did Kerensky escape Petrograd?

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Used a car from an American Embassy and disguised himself as a nurse

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11
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Why did the Bolsheviks appear weak in terms of military after the October rev?
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A
  • Many soldiers from the Petrograd garrison had returned home after the revolution +
  • Lenin had no direct contact with troops at the front
  • opposition forces were larger
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12
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What opposition did the Bolsheviks face on the 29th October?

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  • an army cadet rose against the Bolsheviks in Petrograd but were defeated by the Red Guard
  • The Executive Committee of Railwaymen (Mensheviks, SR’s, Bolsheviks) demanded a ‘united socialist government’ and refused to transport food
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13
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Which group of Mensheviks, SR’s and Bolsheviks demanded a ‘united socialist government’?

A

the Executive Committee of Railwaymen

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14
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What happened on the 31st October?

A

Bolsheviks took control of Baku and in 17 provincial capitals

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15
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When were Kerenskys opposition forces defeated?

A

2nd November 1917

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16
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What was the “Declaration of Rights of the Peoples of Russia”? created on the 2nd November 1917

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The “Declaration of Rights of the Peoples Russia” permitted the nationalities of Russia to break away and have full independence if they choose to do so

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17
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Which 2 places declared their right to control their own affairs after the “Declaration of Rights of the Peoples Russia” by the end of 1917?

A
  • Finland

- Ukraine

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18
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What did Lenin do on the 3rd of November?

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Lenin declared an ultimatum to end Bolshevik division.
Those who wanted to leave the party could leave
Kamenev was replaced by Sverdlov as Chairman of the “All Russian Central Executive Committee”

19
Q

When was the first session of the second “All Russia Congress of Soviets” ?

A

on the first day of the revolution 25th October

20
Q

Which 2 Bolsheviks spoke out about the coup?

A

Kamenev and Zinoviev

21
Q

When the Mensheviks and right wing SR’s walked out of Congress who did they leave in control?

A

the Bolsheviks and left wing SR’s

22
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Who did the Sovnarkom comprise ?

A

exclusively Bolsheviks

23
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Who was chairman of the Sovnarkom?

A

Lenin

24
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What position did Trotsky achieve in the Sovnarkom?

A

Commissar for Foreign Affairs

25
Q

How did Lenin contradict the slogan he came to power with “All power to the Soviets”?

A

as he had no intention of sharing power with other socialists

26
Q

What did the Sovnarkom immediately do without reference to the Soviet?

A

it initiated peace talks with Germany

27
Q

What was the purpose of the word ‘commissar’?

A

this was to distinguish new officials from the old bourgeoise ‘ministers’ although they fulfilled the same function

28
Q

What was the role of Stalin in the early Bolshevik government?

A

Commissar for Nationalities

29
Q

Where did Kerensky set up a new headquarters?

A

Gatchina

30
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How many Cossack regiments did Kerensky have in his new headquarters in Gatchina?

A

18

31
Q

Why were Lenin’s forces smaller than the number of his opponents such as Kerensky?

A

many soldiers from the Petrograd garrison returned home in the countryside after the revolution and Lenin had no direct contact with troops at the front

32
Q

Who rose against the Bolsheviks within Petrograd and quickly defeated by the Red Guard?

A

an army cadet

33
Q

Which 3 political parties composed the Executive Committee of Railwaymen?

A
  • Bolsheviks
  • Mensheviks
  • SR’s
34
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What did the Executive Committee of Railwaymen demand on the 29th October?

A

a “united socialist government”

35
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What did the Executive Committee of Railwaymen refuse to do in defiance of the Bolsheviks until there was a “united socialist government’?

A

refused to transport food

36
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How did Lenin combat the demands of the Executive Committee of Railwaymen who wanted a “united socialist government”?

A

He ignored them and the protest eventually stopped

37
Q

On the 31st October where did the Bolsheviks take control of?

A

Baku and 17 provincial capitals

38
Q

When were Kerensky’s opposition forces defeated?

A

2nd November

39
Q

When did the Bolshevik government permit the nationalities of Russia to break away and have full independence if they chose to do so?

A

2nd November

40
Q

by the end of 1917 which 2 major Russia areas declared their right to control their own affairs?

A

Finland and Ukraine

41
Q

When did Lenin proclaim the victory of the revolution?

A

5th November 1917

42
Q

By the end of 1917 what did the bolsheviks dominate?

A

the major towns and railways

43
Q

When did Lenin agree to allow 7 left wing SR’s to join the Sovnarkom?

A

November 1917

44
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How many left wing SR’s did Lenin agree to join the Sovnarkom in November 1917?

A

7

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