Lenins Return

Question 1

How did Lenin return?

Answer 1

Lenin was originally exiled and lived in Switzerland
The Germans had hoped that bringing back Lenin would help knock Russia out of the war

Question 2

What was the April Thesis

Answer 2

Lenins Manifesto of how the working class should take control of russia

Question 3

What were the three aims of the April Thesis

Answer 3

1. End the war
2. Transfer all power to the soviets
3. Take land from the rich and distribute it to the peasants

Question 4

What helped the growth of the Bolsheviks?

Answer 4

• Lenins April Thesis meant the bolsheviks had a clear objective
• Germans secretly funded them
• Propaganda from Bolshevik newspaper

Question 5

When and why did an uprising come about?

(the July days)

Answer 5

on 3 July and 7 July riots broke out against the provisional government which turned into an uprising
The uprising came about due to food shortages and the failure of the June offensive

Question 6

What was the reaction from the Petrograd soviets to the riots in July

The July Day

Answer 6

The Petrograd soviets did not support the July Days
Its Menshevik members did not support the Bolsheviks
The soviets agreed to help the provisional gov
Many Bolsheviks were arrested from suspicion of them starting it

Lenin fled to Finland