October Revolution

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/october-revolution

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What kind of government does October Revolution have?Russian Provisional Government
2. What is the date of uprising (new style)?November 7, 1917
3. What is the key political faction?Bolshevik Party

Bolsheviks: A radical faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party that advocated for a vanguard party to lead a socialist revolution.
Provisional Government: The interim government established in Russia after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917.
Soviets: Councils of workers', soldiers', and peasants' deputies that emerged as powerful organs of political influence during the revolutions.
Russian Civil War: A multi-sided armed conflict fought in Russia from 1917 to 1922 between the Bolshevik Red Army and various anti-Bolshevik forces (the White Armies).