Russian revoltion

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  • Created on: 20-02-17 15:00
Who made up the Petrograd Soviet?
soldiers, sailors, 2500 workers
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How many supporters did the Bolsheviks have June 1917?
2 million
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What was April Theses?
Lenins speech- promised peace bread and land
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What was the July Days?
massive protest
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Who did protesters turn to?
Bolsheviks
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What did Kerensky do to reduce the mobs?
Reveal that Lenin was helped by Germans, fired at protesters
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Where did Lenin flee to?
Finland
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Why did Kerensky end up arming the Bolsheviks?
He wanted them to stop the cossacks, he feared violence
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Who led the Bolsheviks and the storming of the winter palace?
Trotsky
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When was the revolution?
November
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When did The Red Guards start taking over important places?
November 6th
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When was the storming of the Winter Palace?
November 7th 1917
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Which ship started the 'storming'?
Aurora
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What group of people defended the palace?
Women's Death Battalion
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One of the first problems?
Sailors looting palace wine cellars
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what did Lenin promise the peasants?
Constituent assembly for democratic elections
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How many supporters did the Bolsheviks have June 1917?

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2 million

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What was April Theses?

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What was the July Days?

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Who did protesters turn to?

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