Lenin Knowledge Test Flashcards
When was October revolution
24-26 October 1917
Which party won the most votes in November 1917
SR
What replaced ministers
Commissars
What was stalins position
Commissar for nationalities
2 Bolshevik policies
8 hour day
Decree on peace
When was Cheka set up
December 1917
2 policies affecting church
Marriage and divorce made civil
Church land nationalised
When was red army created
January 1918
What happened to industry in February 1918
Nationalised
What was dissolved at gunpoint
Constituent assembly
When was Brest litovsk
3 march 1918
3 territories lost by Russia
Ukraine
Finland
Poland
What is Comintern
A Communist organisation to promote revolution in other countries.
What was socialism in one country
The idea that Russia’s problems should be a priority rather than spreading Communism abroad.
What land was handed to peasants
Nobles
Church
Tsar
What is sovnarkom
The government
What is veshenka
The Supreme Council of the National Economy
2 reasons why Lenin introduced war communism
Win civil war
Create communist economy
3 features of war communism
Grain recquisitioning
Nationalisation of industry
Labour discipline
How was terror used in war communism
Cheka helped requisitioning brigades collect grain from peasants.
When was famine
1921
What was the 1921 sailors rebellion
Kronstadt
Give three reasons why Red strengths helped the Bolsheviks win the Civil War
Cheka
Controlled railways
Propaganda
Give three reasons why White weaknesses helped the Bolsheviks win the Civil War
Foreign assistance
Lacked unity
White atrocities
