The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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When did the Bolsheviks seize power and promise to end Russia's involvement in WWI?
When did the Bolsheviks seize power and promise to end Russia's involvement in WWI?
October 1917
What did Lenin call the time needed to consolidate Bolshevik power without fighting Germany?
What did Lenin call the time needed to consolidate Bolshevik power without fighting Germany?
Breathing space
Who did Lenin give responsibility for negotiating peace with Germany?
Who did Lenin give responsibility for negotiating peace with Germany?
Leon Trotsky
What strategy did Trotsky attempt when he couldn't secure peace without territorial losses?
What strategy did Trotsky attempt when he couldn't secure peace without territorial losses?
No war, no peace
On what date was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk finally signed?
On what date was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk finally signed?
March 3, 1918
What percentage of Russia's coal and iron ore deposits were lost in the treaty?
What percentage of Russia's coal and iron ore deposits were lost in the treaty?
74%
What percentage of Russia's population was lost under the treaty terms?
What percentage of Russia's population was lost under the treaty terms?
26% (about 62 million people)
How much compensation in gold roubles did Russia have to pay Germany?
How much compensation in gold roubles did Russia have to pay Germany?
300 million
How did the Left Socialist Revolutionaries protest the treaty?
How did the Left Socialist Revolutionaries protest the treaty?
Left government and assassinated ambassador
What did the treaty become a powerful symbol of to many Russians?
What did the treaty become a powerful symbol of to many Russians?
Bolshevik weakness and betrayal
What were the opposition armies called that formed to fight the Bolshevik Red Army?
What were the opposition armies called that formed to fight the Bolshevik Red Army?
White armies
What major conflict from 1918 to 1921 was the treaty a major cause of?
What major conflict from 1918 to 1921 was the treaty a major cause of?
Russian Civil War
What percentage of Russia's industrial capacity was lost under the treaty?
What percentage of Russia's industrial capacity was lost under the treaty?
50%