The Ending of Involvement in the First World War

These flashcards cover key events and concepts related to Lenin's decision to end Russia's involvement in the First World War and the subsequent peace negotiations.

The closure of the Constituent Assembly was controversial, but ending the war created an even greater __.

crisis.

Lenin believed that ending the war was essential to the survival of the new __.

Government.

Most Russians expected an end to the war, and the war's unpopularity was key to the demise of the __ Government.

Provisional.

Ending Russia's involvement in the First World War would allow Lenin's Government to recall troops and prepare for civil __.

war.

Germany continued to finance Lenin and the __.

Bolsheviks.

An armistice was signed on __ December.

2.

Lenin appointed __ to conduct the peace negotiations with the Germans.

Trotsky.

The German demands included the loss of the Baltic States, parts of Poland, and the __.

Ukraine.

The peace treaty resulted in Russia losing 32 per cent of its __ land.

arable.

Bukharin advocated fighting a __ war to spread the revolution.

revolutionary.

Trotsky argued for a policy of 'neither peace nor __.'

war.

Lenin threatened to resign from the Government unless senior Bolsheviks backed the __.

policy.

On 3 March 1918, Trotsky signed the Treaty of __.

Brest-Litovsk.

The treaty led to a significant decline in support for the __ and Lenin's Government.

Bolsheviks.

The Left SRs resigned from the Government in protest at the __.

treaty.

Consequently, the Bolsheviks lost the elections to the soviets across Russia in April and May __.

1918.