Lenin and the Bolshevik Central Committee (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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Where was Lenin hiding when he wrote letters demanding revolution in mid-September 1917?
Where was Lenin hiding when he wrote letters demanding revolution in mid-September 1917?
Finland
On what date did Lenin argue 'History will not forgive us if we do not assume power now'?
On what date did Lenin argue 'History will not forgive us if we do not assume power now'?
12 September
Which two Central Committee members particularly urged restraint against immediate revolution?
Which two Central Committee members particularly urged restraint against immediate revolution?
Kamenev and Zinoviev
Why did Kamenev and Zinoviev oppose seizing power immediately?
Why did Kamenev and Zinoviev oppose seizing power immediately?
Russia not yet economically ready
What did Kamenev and Zinoviev do with some of Lenin's letters?
What did Kamenev and Zinoviev do with some of Lenin's letters?
Burnt them
On what date did Lenin return to Russia and persuade the Central Committee through the night?
On what date did Lenin return to Russia and persuade the Central Committee through the night?
10 October
What was the final vote result on the decision for armed rising?
What was the final vote result on the decision for armed rising?
Ten to two
What phrase described the Central Committee's decision after Lenin's 10 October speech?
What phrase described the Central Committee's decision after Lenin's 10 October speech?
'an armed rising is the order of the day'
What did Lenin say about waiting for the Constituent Assembly?
What did Lenin say about waiting for the Constituent Assembly?
'senseless' - it complicates our task
In what year was Zinoviev executed?
In what year was Zinoviev executed?
1936