What institution was meant to govern Russia after the fall of the Tsar?
Try again. The Council of Ministers was part of the Tsar's government.
The Provisional Government was meant to govern Russia after the fall of the Tsar.
Try again. The Petrograd Soviet was not part of official government.
Why were the Soviets more popular with the people than the Provisional Government?
The Soviets supported all classes in Russia
The Provisional Government had no power over the army
They were elected and the Provisional Government wasn't
What was the shared power between the Petrograd Soviet and the Provisional Government called?
Dual control
Dual power
Dual authority
In the early days of the Petrograd Soviet, which groups were elected?
Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
Mensheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries
Bolsheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries
When did Kornilov seem to attempt a coup?
August 1917
July 1917
June 1917
What was the outcome of the June Offensive for the Russians?
A failure
A success
It was abandoned before it could be put into action
Who became head of the Petrograd Soviet in September 1917?
Lenin
Kerensky
Trotsky
Who planned the Bolshevik coup?
Who supported the Petrograd Garrison in storming the Winter Palace?
Russian Army
Kronstadt sailors
Cossacks
What happened to the members of the Provisional Government on 26 October?
They were arrested
They were assassinated
They were told to return to their homes