The October/November 1917 Revolution (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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How long did the State Bank resist handing over reserves before yielding to armed threats?
How long did the State Bank resist handing over reserves before yielding to armed threats?
10 days
How many Cossack regiments did Kerensky assemble at Gatchina?
How many Cossack regiments did Kerensky assemble at Gatchina?
18 regiments
On 29 Oct, who swiftly defeated the army cadet rising in Petrograd?
On 29 Oct, who swiftly defeated the army cadet rising in Petrograd?
Red Guard
On 31 Oct, how many provincial capitals did the Bolsheviks seize control of alongside Baku?
On 31 Oct, how many provincial capitals did the Bolsheviks seize control of alongside Baku?
17 other capitals
What did the govt proclaim on 2 Nov that allowed nationalities to establish independent states?
What did the govt proclaim on 2 Nov that allowed nationalities to establish independent states?
Declaration of Rights of Peoples
On 3 Nov, what location fell to Bolshevik forces after a 10-day battle?
On 3 Nov, what location fell to Bolshevik forces after a 10-day battle?
Kremlin in Moscow
Which 3 Bolsheviks departed leadership after Lenin's ultimatum on 3 Nov?
Which 3 Bolsheviks departed leadership after Lenin's ultimatum on 3 Nov?
Kamenev, Zinoviev, Rykov
Who replaced Kamenev as Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee?
Who replaced Kamenev as Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee?
Yakov Sverdlov
By Dec 1917, what areas did the Bolsheviks control?
By Dec 1917, what areas did the Bolsheviks control?
Major towns & railways
How many left-wing SRs did Lenin reluctantly permit to join Sovnarkom in Nov?
How many left-wing SRs did Lenin reluctantly permit to join Sovnarkom in Nov?
7 SRs