The treaty of Brest Litovsk 1918

Description

as level Russian history Mind Map on The treaty of Brest Litovsk 1918, created by eveannesley on 05/21/2014.
eveannesley
Mind Map by eveannesley, updated more than 1 year ago
eveannesley
Created by eveannesley over 10 years ago
38
1

Resource summary

The treaty of Brest Litovsk 1918
  1. Terms of the treaty
    1. large amount of territory ceded to Germany
      1. 1/3 of European Russia
        1. Ukraine: Russia's grain source
          1. territory lost: population of 45 million
          2. 3 billion roubles in war reparations paid to Germany
          3. Divergent attitudes among Bolsheviks regarding war
            1. LENIN: wanted an immediate peace
              1. Russia was militarily exhausted. also, whether germany won/lost it would not really matter to Russia, either way it would not be worse off
                1. wanted the financial support from Germany to continue
                2. TROTSKY: 'neither peace nor war' wanted to bbuy time
                  1. German armies would collapse
                    1. Revolution could start in Germany
                      1. TACTICS: disruptive, uncooperative
                        1. yawn/ interrupt whilst others were speaking
                          1. infuriate German representatives
                            1. launch into revolutionary speeches
                        2. Trotsky and Lenin were international revolutionaries, they had limited loyalty to Russia as a nation
                          1. terms of treaty were harsh to Russia
                          2. Reactions to the treaty
                            1. from the Bolsheviks
                              1. Trotsky: German 'diktat'
                                1. Lenin
                                  1. emphasised the exhaustion of Russian troops
                                    1. 'Russia can offer no physical resistance beacuse she is materially exhausted by three years of war'
                                    2. claimed that Russia would soon be in a position to reclaim its territories as in the aftermath of war, conflict would arise between capitalist powers
                                  2. The Left-Communists
                                    1. condemned signing of treaty
                                      1. only agreed when Lenin persuaded them that party unity was vital in a time of crisis.
                                  3. the outcome of the treaty
                                    1. August 1918: collapse of Germany's Western front/total withdrawal of German forces from Russia
                                      1. proved Lenin right- strengthened his hold over the party
                                    Show full summary Hide full summary

                                    Similar

                                    the character, attitude and abilities of nicholas ii
                                    izzy smith
                                    Analyse the role of the Duma
                                    Declan Wiseman
                                    Russian Civil War
                                    Declan Wiseman
                                    New Economic Policy
                                    Declan Wiseman
                                    War Communism aka War Cannibalism
                                    Declan Wiseman
                                    Emancipation of the Serfs
                                    Miranda Daniel
                                    problems of russia in 1894
                                    izzy smith
                                    Alexander II's Local Government Reforms
                                    Declan Wiseman
                                    Identify the main political opponents and key individuals to autocracy
                                    Declan Wiseman
                                    Describe the political situation in 1855
                                    Declan Wiseman
                                    Tsars of Russia 1855-1917
                                    Declan Wiseman