Asked by Saphira Abrahamson on Apr 24, 2024
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After their successful October Revolution,how did the Bolsheviks work to consolidate power across Russia and weaken their political opponents?
Bolsheviks
A faction of the Russian social-democratic movement that split from the Menshevik faction and, led by Lenin, seized control of Russia in the October Revolution of 1917.
October Revolution
A key event of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the provisional government and established a Communist state.
Political Opponents
Individuals or groups opposing each other in ideology, policy, or political goals, often within the context of elections or legislative processes.
- Examine the methods employed by the Bolsheviks to solidify their control and the tactics implemented to counteract adversaries in the political arena.
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Fiona Zhang5 days ago
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A strong answer would include
-an explanation of how the Bolsheviks established military revolutionary committees to assume local power in industrial regions.
-a discussion of how the Bolsheviks cultivated support among the poorest peasants in the countryside.
-an explanation of how the Bolsheviks manipulated ethnic,social,and political tensions to purge the soviets of non-Bolsheviks.
-a discussion of how the revolutionary government seized banks,closed down newspapers,and banned the Constitutional Democratic Party.
-an explanation of how the Cheka,the new secret police organization,arrested people who disagreed with the Bolsheviks.
-an explanation of how the Bolsheviks established military revolutionary committees to assume local power in industrial regions.
-a discussion of how the Bolsheviks cultivated support among the poorest peasants in the countryside.
-an explanation of how the Bolsheviks manipulated ethnic,social,and political tensions to purge the soviets of non-Bolsheviks.
-a discussion of how the revolutionary government seized banks,closed down newspapers,and banned the Constitutional Democratic Party.
-an explanation of how the Cheka,the new secret police organization,arrested people who disagreed with the Bolsheviks.
Learning Objectives
- Examine the methods employed by the Bolsheviks to solidify their control and the tactics implemented to counteract adversaries in the political arena.