11.5 Revolution and Civil War in Russia Terms, People, and Places proletariat the growing class of factory and railroad workers, miners, and urban wage earners; ar!ists tried to ignite revolutions among them soviet councils of workers and soldiers; set up in "etrograd and other cities Cheka a secret police force much like the tsar#s; organi$ed by the Communists commissar Communist party o%cials assigned to the army to teach party principles and ensure party loyalty Standards Check What provoked the arch Revolution& 'ood and fuel shortages on the home front provoked the arch revolution. Why did (ermany want )enin to return to Russia in 1*1+& (ermany wanted )enin to return to Russia in 1*1+ because they saw a chance to weaken their enemy, which at the time was Russia. ow were the -olsheviks able to sei$e power from the provisional government& he -olsheviks were able to sei$e power from the provisional government by sending s/uads of Red (uards to attack the provisional government. 'rom there they were able to sei$e power in other cities. ow did the Red army defeat the White army to end the civil war& he Red army defeated the White army to end the civil war by hiring commissioners, which taught them the principles of loyalty to ensure arty loyalty. When the Red army had its position in the center of Russia, and the White army was attacking from di0erent locations they had horrible organi$ation leading to the Red army defeat. ow did the government and the economy under )enin di0er from pure2 communism& he communist party, not the people, reigned supreme. hey used the army and secret police to enforce its will. 3dopted new economic policy. 4ome capitalist ventures, state kept control of banks, foreign trade, and large industries. he government stopped taking grain from peasants and they could own small land and sell their crops.
11.5 Revolution and Civil War in RussiaTerms, People, and
Placesproletariat the growing class of factory and railroad
workers, miners, and urban wage earners; Marxists tried to ignite
revolutions among themsoviet councils of workers and soldiers; set
up in Petrograd and other citiesCheka a secret police force much
like the tsars; organized by the Communistscommissar Communist
party officials assigned to the army to teach party principles and
ensure party loyaltyStandards CheckWhat provoked the March
Revolution?Food and fuel shortages on the home front provoked the
March revolution.Why did Germany want Lenin to return to Russia in
1917?Germany wanted Lenin to return to Russia in 1917 because they
saw a chance to weaken their enemy, which at the time was
Russia.How were the Bolsheviks able to seize power from the
provisional government?The Bolsheviks were able to seize power from
the provisional government by sending squads of Red Guards to
attack the provisional government. From there they were able to
seize power in other cities.How did the Red army defeat the White
army to end the civil war?The Red army defeated the White army to
end the civil war by hiring commissioners, which taught them the
principles of loyalty to ensure arty loyalty. When the Red army had
its position in the center of Russia, and the White army was
attacking from different locations they had horrible organization
leading to the Red army defeat.How did the government and the
economy under Lenin differ from pure communism?The communist party,
not the people, reigned supreme. They used the army and secret
police to enforce its will. Adopted new economic policy. Some
capitalist ventures, state kept control of banks, foreign trade,
and large industries. The government stopped taking grain from
peasants and they could own small land and sell their crops.
