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Name four achievements of the provisional government? |
*They disbanded the okhrana *Political and religious prisoners were freed *Freedom of speech and religion was granted *The death penalty was abolished |
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What was the system of" dual power" ? |
It was a system of dual power between the provisional government and the petrograd Soviets. It has existed since the 1905 revolution and was made up of workers, mensheviks and socialists |
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Why was the system of" dual power" a failure? |
It influenced a lot of things such as railways, factories and power supplies however the two voices were often contradicting and the provisional government were undermined by the Soviets |
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Why was the provisional government unpopular with the peasants? |
After the March revolution peasants and soldiers returned and used weapons to seize land from nobility. Manor houses were burnt and wealthy people were murdered. Although the provisional government agreed with redistribution, they didn't agree with the way it was handled. They thought that it should be dealt with within the law |
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Why was the provisional governments decision to continue the war with Germany a failure |
Many Russians disagreed. The kerensky offensive (a plan the gain land) failed. By the end of 1917 an estimated 2 million soldiers had run away rather than fighting |
