Important Dates/People
When did bolsheviks gain control of the petrograd soviet?
September 1917
When did the Revolution begin?
February 24, 1917
What month was most of the October Revolution?
November
What were some of the things Bolsheviks did to solidify their power?
Reaffirmed censorship of the press, created a new secret police force to deal with opposers, and ended Russia’s participation in the Great War.
What is Ms. Sondergaard's least worn color?
Pink
When did the congress of soviets vote to approve the bolsheviks' actions and form a leadership council to head the new government?
October 26, 1917
Where did the Revolution take place?
Petrograd, formerly Saint Petersburg
What did the October Revolution lead to?
A Civil War
Who supported what regarding the Reds, Whites, and Greens?
Reds were communists, Whites wanted to restore the monarchy or were supporters of the Provisional Government and capitalist democracy, and the Greens were the peasant forces who didn’t like Whites or Reds.
What is Ms. Sondergaard's least favorite animal?
Dog (specifically her aunt's dog)
When was the Union of Soviet Socialist republicans formed?
1922
What did the Revolution form and dissolve?
The Revolution dissolved the Duma and formed a temporary government called the Provisional Government. Nicholas the second then gave up the throne.
When Bolshevik leader Lenin returned, what did he tell the soviets to do?
Overthrow the Provisional Government
What did the civil war cause?
It caused Lenin to introduce an economic policy called war communism.
What history is Ms. Sondergaard's most interested in?
Nordic History
Less than what percent of the delegates elected to the new national assembly were Bolsheviks?
25%
What was the cause of the strike in Petrograd?
Women factory workers were angered by food shortages and protested having to stand in line for bread.
When did Lenin decide to overthrow the Provisional Government?
When the All-Russia Congress of Soviets met in Petrograd on Octubre 25.
Less than what percent of the delegates elected to the new national assembaly were Bolsheviks?
25%
What does Ms. Sondergaard consider the best 70's band?
Fleetwood Mac
What year was the New Economic Policy (NEP) enforced?
1921
When was the All-Russian Soviet formed?
In the summer of 1917
What did the decrees passed by Congress give to peasants and workers?
Peasants = granted all private land, Workers = given control over factories
What factors led to the Whites’ defeat?
Geography & the Causes for which they were fighting for(Wanted to restore monarchy, supported Provisional Government+Capitalist Democracy)
Whats the progression (the order) of Ms. Sondergaard's college majors?
1. Political Science
2. Geology
3. Environmental Science
4. Philosophy
5. Metaphysics & Ethics
CHANGED COLLEGES
6. English television and Literature
7. Poetry, and Book Arts