1. The October Revolution
The Bolsheviks seize power

2. Timeline March - Petrograd Soviet issues Order No 1
April - Lenin returns issues April Theses
June - Failure of the June Offensive
July - The July Days - Lenin flees
Aug - Kornilov Revolt
Sept - Bolsheviks win control of the Soviet
Oct - Trotsky become chairman of Soviet. Lenin returns
Oct Bolshevik revolution

3. Problems facing the Provisional Government
Land - Peasants demand land
Hunger - The workers in the cities were demanding food
The war - fight on or make peace
Revolutionaries - how to stop the spread of their influence
The Army - needed loyalty of the army

4. Response of the Government
The Government promised land reforms but gave no date
The Government could not guarantee food supplies as the Soviets controlled railways
The government promised political reform in an attempt to stop revolutionaries. They failed to take any positive action.
The troops in Petrograd were now under the control of the Soviet and refused to obey the government

5. Peace
Land
Bread
All power to the
Soviets
Lenin returns
Lenin return from Switzerland with German assistance and issues his April theses
This called for
Overthrow of Government
End to war
Soviets to form new government
Land given to peasants
State to control factories and banks

6. Results Peasants angry with the Government started to seize land
Workers joined the Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks and other groups gathered support
The Government was losing control to the Petrograd Soviet

7. Events
The failure of the June Offensive led to widespread mutinies
The Bolsheviks supported but did not lead
Results
Riots quelled
Bolsheviks accused of being German agents.
Bolshevik leaders arrested . Lenin escapes to Finland
Bolsheviks weakened but seen as main revolutionary group
The July Days

8. Events
Aug 1917 General Kornilov attempts a coup
Kerensky is forced to ask the Bolsheviks for help. Bolshevik leaders are released and the Red Guard is given weapons
Bolsheviks defeat Kornilov
Results
Bolsheviks seen as heroes.
Popularity increased
Became a well armed force
The Kornilov Revolt

9. Why were the Bolsheviks successful?
Role of Lenin
Organised party
Published Pravda
Avoided capture and organised the coup.
Popular slogans to raise moral and public awareness
Role of Trotsky
Joined Bolsheviks after July Days
Masterminded the events of the coup
Great military leader organised the Red Guard
Provisional Government
Kerensky knew of Trotsky's plan but had lost support of the army and so was helpless

10. The Bolsheviks take power
The Bolsheviks took control of the government in an almost bloodless coup between Oct 24 and
Land
Land taken from Church, Nobility etc and given to peasants. Land not taken over by the State (yet)
Peace
Lenin ends the war sends Trotsky to negotiate with Germany. Treaty of Brest-Litvosk
The first decrees
Factories
All factories put under control of workers committees
Press
All non -Bolshevik papers were banned