Lenin’s return (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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In which month did Lenin return to Russia from exile in Switzerland?
In which month did Lenin return to Russia from exile in Switzerland?
April 1917
How did the German government transport Lenin back to Russia?
How did the German government transport Lenin back to Russia?
By sealed train
Why did Germany help Lenin return to Russia?
Why did Germany help Lenin return to Russia?
To destabilise Russia & knock it out of WWI
What was the name of Lenin's manifesto announced upon his return?
What was the name of Lenin's manifesto announced upon his return?
The April Theses
Which was one of Lenin's three key demands in the April Theses?
Which was one of Lenin's three key demands in the April Theses?
End the war immediately
Who did Lenin want to receive redistributed land?
Who did Lenin want to receive redistributed land?
The peasants
What did 'All Power to the Soviets!' mean?
What did 'All Power to the Soviets!' mean?
Transfer authority to workers' councils
What three things did 'Peace, Land and Bread' promise?
What three things did 'Peace, Land and Bread' promise?
End war, land for peasants, food relief
On which dates in 1917 did the July Days uprising occur?
On which dates in 1917 did the July Days uprising occur?
July 3rd and 7th
What caused the July Days uprising?
What caused the July Days uprising?
Food shortages & failed June Offensive
What happened to Lenin after the July Days uprising failed?
What happened to Lenin after the July Days uprising failed?
He fled to Finland in disguise
How did many Bolsheviks initially react to Lenin's April Theses?
How did many Bolsheviks initially react to Lenin's April Theses?
They were shocked by his radical ideas