Beruflich Dokumente
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Timeline
March - Petrograd Soviet issues Order No 1 April - Lenin returns issues April Theses June - Failure of the June Offensive July - The July Days - Lenin flees Aug - Kornilov Revolt Sept - Bolsheviks win control of the Soviet Oct - Trotsky become chairman of Soviet. Lenin returns Oct 24 - 26 Bolshevik revolution
Land - Peasants demand land Hunger - The workers in the cities were demanding food The war - fight on or make peace Revolutionaries - how to stop the spread of their influence The Army - needed loyalty of the army
The Government promised land reforms but gave no date The Government could not guarantee food supplies as the Soviets controlled railways The government promised political reform in an attempt to stop revolutionaries. They failed to take any positive action. The troops in Petrograd were now under the control of the Soviet and refused to obey the government
Results
Peasants angry with the Government started to seize land Workers joined the Bolsheviks The Bolsheviks and other groups gathered support The Government was losing control to the Petrograd Soviet
Events Aug 1917 General Kornilov attempts a coup Kerensky is forced to ask the Bolsheviks for help. Bolshevik leaders are released and the Red Guard is given weapons Bolsheviks defeat Kornilov The Kornilov Revolt
Results Bolsheviks seen as heroes. Popularity increased Became a well armed force
Events The failure of the June Offensive led to widespread mutinies The Bolsheviks supported but did not lead
Bolshevik leaders arrested . Lenin escapes to Finland Bolsheviks weakened but seen as main revolutionary group
Lenin returns
Lenin return from Switzerland with German assistance and issues his April theses This called for
Overthrow of Government End to war Soviets to form new government Land given to peasants State to control factories and banks
Role of Trotsky
Joined Bolsheviks after July Days Masterminded the events of the coup Great military leader organised the Red Guard
Provisional Government
Kerensky new of Trotsky's plan but had lost support of the army and so was helpless
Lenin ends the war sends Trotsky to negotiate with Germany. Treaty of Brest-Litvosk Establishes the CHEKA
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