They stole weapons and caused havoc on the streets of Petrograd
Question 3
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The Provisional Government failed to disband the Red Guard after arming them to deal with Kornilov's Revolt
Answer
True
False
Question 4
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Did the Provisional Government....
Answer
Act immediately to the rumours of revolution
Misjudge the Bolsheviks and not act against the threat in time
Question 5
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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.
Answer
True
False
Question 6
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So what did the plan entail...
Answer
Taking over telephone and telegraph offices and railway stations.
Storming Petrograd with banners, shouting for a better set of leaders
Question 7
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What were the early decrees of the Bolsheviks?
Answer
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
Question 8
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Trotsky had the job of negotiating peace with Germany: the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk