There were four main reasons the Bolsheviks won
Which is a reason the Bolsheviks won?
Lenin knew it was vital to act fast
They bribed the opposition to join them
Lenin's well organised takeover
They stole weapons and caused havoc on the streets of Petrograd
The Provisional Government failed to disband the Red Guard after arming them to deal with Kornilov's Revolt
Did the Provisional Government....
Act immediately to the rumours of revolution
Misjudge the Bolsheviks and not act against the threat in time
The takeover was well planned and organised by Trotsky. He organised the Red Guard and volunteers from the army, the nay and the factories to work together to a careful plan.
So what did the plan entail...
Taking over telephone and telegraph offices and railway stations.
Storming Petrograd with banners, shouting for a better set of leaders
What were the early decrees of the Bolsheviks?
Capital punishment was abolished
In towns and countryside power was given to the local soviets
Gulags were set up to enforce terror
The Peace Decree
The Bread decree
The Land Decree
The Workers' Decree
Trotsky had the job of negotiating peace with Germany: the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
