Edexcel A-Level History Russia Theme 1 Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update

Revolution 1917 One in February and one in October Feb = overthrew the Tsar and set up prov. Govt. Oct = overthrew prov. Govt. Decrees (Peace Land, Workers) 1917, Land = peasants could seize land from nobility and church Peace = new government withdraw from WW1 Workers = eight hour max working day and minimum wage Set up Sovnarkom The government that ran alongside the Politburo (party) Closure of Constituent Assembly 1918 ,Set up to lead the country after the Tsar had been overthrown Bolsheviks gained 175 seats in election and instantly dissolved it Established one party state TestTrackers: Unlock Your Exam Potential! | Quality Practice Materials | Boost Your Confidence Today! | Thank You for Choosing Us! © 2024 TestTrackers Customer Support: [] Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US] Your Success is Our Mission! Banned other parties within the country Democratic Centralism Elections for representative bodies (e.g. local congresses) are meant to provide an opportunity for democratic debate and discussion Once a decision is made all party members need to follow it Tolerated discussions within the party Lenin allowed some degree of debate and discussion within the party However, when discussions got too heated he did threaten to resign Centralisation of power (Politburo) Politburo was the party, which had more power than the government (Sovnarkom) Nomenklatura / Bureaucracy Loyalty was rewarded and you were selected for a promotion via dedication to the Bolshevik cause Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918 Ended Russia's involvement in WW1 Lost control of the Baltics, Finland, Ukraine and parts of the Caucasus Trotsky's Red Army TestTrackers: Unlock Your Exam Potential! | Quality Practice Materials | Boost Your Confidence Today! | Thank You for Choosing Us! © 2024 TestTrackers Customer Support: [] Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US] Your Success is Our Mission! Leon Trotsky was head of the red army United group Fighting for the same cause Militarily, economically and politically organised Civil War War between the Reds (Bolsheviks/communists) and Whites (mix of groups like tsarists, socialist revolutionaries, and allies from other countries) Whites had bad communication and limited by corruption War Communism 1918 Grain taken from peasants to feed red army and people in factories to support war effort Red Terror led to 50,000 deaths Killed counter revoluntionaries from outside of the party to gain control Cheka /Dzerzhinsky 1917 Secret police that operated above the law Felix Dzerzhinsky was the head OGPU 1922 Replaced the Cheka and focused on the inside of the party Banning of opposition parties TestTrackers: Unlock Your Exam Potential! | Quality Practice Materials | Boost Your Confidence Today! | Thank You for Choosing Us! © 2024 TestTrackers Customer Support: [] Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US] Your Success is Our Mission! Helped to consolidate communist control Tambov Uprising 1920-21 Peasants revolted against the grain requisitioning as theyd been treated badly 50,000 bolshevik troops were sent in Kronstadt Mutiny 192