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A Communist Revolution
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 had two stages. The Bolshevik Revolution took place in October. What kind of Revolution was it?
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Coup d' etat
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The sudden overthrow of a goverment by a small group of people.
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"Peace, Bread, Land"
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In October 1917, this was the slogan the Bolsheviks used to win over soldiers, workers, and peasants.
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Bolshevik
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The left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party that seized power in October 1917.
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Menshevik
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A member of liberal faction of the Social Democratic Party that struggled against the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution.
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Lenin
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In October 1917,he led the Bolshevik Revolution.
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The Sealed Train
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In October, Lenin was living in Switzerland. He wanted to pull Russia out of World War I. The Germans wanted to pull Russia out of the way. How did the Germans get Lenin from Switzerland, through Germany, and into Russia?
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Treaty pf Brest-Litovsk
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Lenin pulled Russia out of World War I. What was the peace treaty between Russia and Germany?
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The Russian Civil War
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People who opposed the Bolsheviks formed the White army. The White Army fought the Red Army from 1918 to 1921.
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Trotsky
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The Bolshevik who formed the Red Army and won the Russian Civil War.
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