The October Revolution
The Bolsheviks seize power
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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
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Problems facing the Provisional Government 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
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Response of the Government
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
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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
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The Kornilov Revolt
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
Results
Bolsheviks seen as heroes.
Popularity increased
Became a well armed force
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The July Days
Events
The failure of the June Offensive led to widespread mutinies
The Bolsheviks supported but did not lead
Results
Riots quelled
Bolsheviks accused of being German agents.
Bolshevik leaders arrested . Lenin escapes to Finland
Bolsheviks weakened but seen as main revolutionary group
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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
All power to theSoviets
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Why were the Bolsheviks successful?
Role of Lenin
Organised party
Published Pravda
Avoided capture and organised the coup.
Popular slogans to raise moral and public awareness
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
The Bolsheviks take power
The Bolsheviks took control of the government in an almost bloodless coup between Oct 24 and 26 1917.
The first decrees
Peace
Lenin ends the war sends Trotsky to negotiate with Germany. Treaty of Brest-Litvosk
Establishes the CHEKA
Factories
All factories put under control of workers committees
Land
Land taken from Church, Nobility etc and given to peasants. Land not taken over by the State (yet)
Press
All non -Bolshevik papers were banned
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