Key Figures
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks and the primary architect of the October Revolution?
Vladamir Lenin
In what year did the October Revolution take place?
1917
What document outlined Lenin's vision for Soviet power and the end of the Provisional Government?
The April Theses
What political system was established by the Bolsheviks following their victory in the October Revolution?
Soviet Union/ Communist State
What term refers to the councils of workers' and soldiers' deputies that played a key role in the Russian Revolution?
Soviets
Which Bolshevik leader played a key role in organizing the Red Army?
Trotsky
What was the name of the failed uprising by the Bolsheviks in July 1917?
The July Days
What term describes the Bolshevik strategy of rallying workers, soldiers, and peasants through propaganda and promises of "Peace, Land, and Bread"?
Sloganeering
What was the name of the secret police established by the Bolsheviks to eliminate opposition?
The Cheka
What term describes a sudden, violent overthrow of a government, often by a small group>
Coup d'etat
Who was the head of the Provisional Government that the Bolsheviks overthrew in October 1917?
Alexander Kerensky
What event in August 1917 involved a failed coup by General Kornilov against the Provisional Government?
The Kornilov Affair
What military group did the Bolsheviks use to seize control of key points in Petrograd during the October Revolution?
The Red Guards.
What event, starting in 1918, saw the Bolsheviks fighting against various anti-Bolshevik forces?
The Russian Civil War
What was the name given to the Bolshevik followers during the Russian Revolution?
Bolsheviks/ Reds
Which Bolshevik leader helped organize the October Revolution and later led the Cheka?
Felix Dzerzhinsky
What was the name of the dual power structure that existed in Russia following the February Revolution?
The Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet.
What was the name of the treaty that ended Russia's involvement in World War 1, signed by the Bolsheviks in March 1918?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Which economic policy, introduced by the Bolsheviks, included the requisition of grain from peasants and the nationalization of industry?
War communism
What term refers to a large-scale farmer in Russia who was opposed to the Bolsheviks and targeted during collectivization?
Kulak
Name the Bolshevik who wrote the April Theses, outlining the Party's policy towards the Provisional Government and the Soviets.
Vladamir Lenin
What decree, issues by the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution, called for an immediate end to the World War 1?
The Decree on Peace
What policy did the Bolsheviks implement to gain support from peasants by redistributing land?
Land Redistribution
What was the Bolsheviks' response to the Kronstadt Rebellion of 1921?
Suppression by military force
What term describes the policy of political repression and mass killings carried out by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War?
Red Terror