Russia

What happened?

• Demonstrations in Petrograd, aimed at Tsar.
• 1/4 of a million joined.
• Clashed with international woman's day and bread strikes.
• Army disobeyed the Tsar and shot aqt demonstrators.

Why?

• Food shortages.
• Tsarina left in charge.
• 2 million dead.
• Social unrest.
  

Results?

• Tsar forced to abdicate by army.
• Throne offered to his brother but declined.
• End of tsarist regime, provisional government took over.

What happened?

• Armed sailors marched to Petrograd.
• Under bolsheik slogans.
• Crushed by mensheviks and social revolutionaries.

Results?

• Lenin was criticised and accused of being a German spy.
• Bolshevik offices and papers closed.
• Kamenev and Trotsky were arrested.

What happened?

• General Kornilov marched his army to ward the provisional government.
• Kerensky gave weapons to red guards.
• Kornilov army deserted him.

Results?

• Bolsheviks gained more power.
• Lenin encouraged Trotsky to prepare foe seizure of power.

Good factors

• Banned capital punishment. P
• Released political prisoners. P
• Political and religious freedom. F

Downfalls

• Failure to call constituent assembly. C
• Didn't deal with land reforms. L
• Lack of and no support of authority . A
• Alienated both left and right were left isolated. I
• Lack of middle class Russians. M
• Poor war decisions. W

What happened?

• Power stations, police stations, bridges and rail networks taken over.
• Battleships pointed at winter place.
• Matched in and took over what little power the provisional government had.
• Gates were open and little casualties.
  

Trotsky's role

• Supported Lenin. S
• Organised the red guards. O
• Planed the revolution. P
• Co-ordinated the revolution. C
• Motivated supports. M

Lenins Role

• April theses.
• Peace, land, bread.