Between the wars - The Russian Revolution

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How did the Tsar lose the support of his people?

During a peaceful demonstration in the capital; Saint-Petersburg, he had used violence against his people

What happened after the revolution in 1905?

The Tsar was forced to embrace reforms for example the founding of a parliament

Who was Grigori Rasputin?

Mysterious man/wizard who claimed he could heal the son of the Tsar.
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What were the causes of the February revolution?

The lack of bread, war was not going well for Russia, tsarist's rules

What was the february revolution?

Demonstration led by woman which eventually turned into a revolution because a lot of poor labourers and soldiers joined

What did lenin do in order to achive this?

Formed his own party (:bolsheviks), made a deal with germany so germany would arrange his trip and used the revolution to tell people he would give them exactly what they were demonstrating for

Why did Lenin become a revolutionary?

Tsar's secret police had arrested & killed his brother

What was the first thing Lenin did when he arrived in Petrograd?

Lenin immediately began to organize his followers for a coup

What did Lenin promise the Russians?

Bread peace and land, end to poverty and the war with germany

The Bolsheviks gained enough power to launch an attack on the winter palace, when was this? And what is the winter palace?

On october 25th the bolsheviks gained enough power to attack the winter palace. The winter palace was a seat of the government and a former plalace of the tsar

How did the bolsheviks capture the winter palace & gain control over the city?

They fought after a fired shot from the battleship Aurora, when they conquered the palace, Lenin became the dictator

Did Lenin keep his promise to germany? If yes, when?

Lenin kept the promise to sign a peace treaty; the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which was signed on the 3rd of march in 1918

Why did a civil war break out? What did this cause? and what did the Bolsheviks do about this?

Because of resistance to Lenin's take over and people who still believed in the power of the Tsar, it caused destruction and famine in large parts of Russia. The Bolsheviks shot the Tsar and his family so there could never be another Tsar.

What happened in 1922?

a new country was founded; The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) / soviet union was founded

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