The Bolsheviks seize power (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Who decided Bolsheviks should seize power in Oct 1917?
Who decided Bolsheviks should seize power in Oct 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Name of Oct 1917 Bolshevik takeover
Name of Oct 1917 Bolshevik takeover
October Revolution
Aug 1917 revolt that boosted Bolshevik popularity
Aug 1917 revolt that boosted Bolshevik popularity
Kornilov Revolt
Bolshevik members in Petrograd by Oct 1917
Bolshevik members in Petrograd by Oct 1917
340,000
Date Lenin secretly returned to Petrograd
Date Lenin secretly returned to Petrograd
10 October 1917
Leader of Provisional Govt during Oct Revolution
Leader of Provisional Govt during Oct Revolution
Alexander Kerensky
Who led Petrograd Soviet & established MRC?
Who led Petrograd Soviet & established MRC?
Leon Trotsky
What did MRC stand for?
What did MRC stand for?
Military Revolutionary Committee
Date regiments pledged loyalty to MRC
Date regiments pledged loyalty to MRC
21 October 1917
Date Kerensky ordered Bolshevik crackdown
Date Kerensky ordered Bolshevik crackdown
24 October 1917
Date Bolsheviks stormed Winter Palace
Date Bolsheviks stormed Winter Palace
25-26 October 1917
Name of new Bolshevik govt formed 26 Oct 1917
Name of new Bolshevik govt formed 26 Oct 1917
Council of People's Commissars
Lenin's leadership quality that helped Bolsheviks win
Lenin's leadership quality that helped Bolsheviks win
Single-minded determination
Kerensky's mistake after Kornilov affair
Kerensky's mistake after Kornilov affair
Failed to disband Red Guards
Trotsky's key skill that helped Oct Revolution succeed
Trotsky's key skill that helped Oct Revolution succeed
Exceptional planner/military organiser