Trotsky and Preparations for Revolution (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Date Military Revolutionary Committee officially established
Date Military Revolutionary Committee officially established
16 October
Military Revolutionary Committee: total members & Bolsheviks
Military Revolutionary Committee: total members & Bolsheviks
66 total, 48 Bolsheviks
Who co-led Military Revolutionary Committee with Trotsky?
Who co-led Military Revolutionary Committee with Trotsky?
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Location of Military Revolutionary Committee headquarters
Location of Military Revolutionary Committee headquarters
Smolny Institute
What were Red Guards?
What were Red Guards?
Factory-based paramilitary units
Garrison units declaring allegiance to Soviet (out of 18)
Garrison units declaring allegiance to Soviet (out of 18)
15
Number of Red Guards assembled by 25 October
Number of Red Guards assembled by 25 October
200,000
Number of Baltic sailors assembled
Number of Baltic sailors assembled
60,000
Date of official Bolshevik Revolution
Date of official Bolshevik Revolution
25 October
Organisation Dzerzhinsky headed from December 1917
Organisation Dzerzhinsky headed from December 1917
Cheka (secret police)