Kornilov revolt

Question 1

What happened in July 1917,

Answer 1

Kerensky made Kornilov head of the army in order to improve army discipline

Question 2

What did Kornilov and Kerensky agree on

Answer 2

More soldiers were needed in Petrograd

Question 3

What did Kerensky see as a threat to the provisional government?

Answer 3

Kornilov deciding that Russia needed military rule

Question 4

What did Kornilov do on 24 August

Answer 4

Sent troops to Petrograd with orders to shut down the Petrograd soviet

Question 5

What did Kerensky do in reply of Kornilovs actions on the 24th of August

Answer 5

Kerensky allowed the Bolshevick supporters to defend Petrograd from Kornilovs troops.
These supporters were named the Red Guard

Question 6

What happened at the same time as Kornilovs attack on Petrograd

Answer 6

Railway workers had blocked Kornilov’s route to Petrograd and Bolshevicks met the troops and convinced them not to attack

Question 7

What was the Significance of the Kornilov Revolt

Pt1

Answer 7

• Kornilov revolt increased the popularity and influence of the Bolsheviks which then weakened the Provisional government even further
• Kerensky’s plan to act as the saviour of Petrograd backfired as the people saw the Red Guards as their saviours

Question 8

What was the Significance of the Kornilov Revolt

Pt2

Answer 8

• Any trust soldiers had for their officers was lost altogether.
• On august 31, The bolsheviks won the most seats in the Petrograd Soviet election