History GCSE
July Days
What July Days means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of July Days
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A spontaneous armed uprising in Petrograd that the Bolsheviks reluctantly supported, after which the Provisional Government blamed the Bolsheviks and arrested key leaders like Trotsky.
Topics that use July Days
- Option 30: Key topic 1: The revolutions of 1917 - 4 The Bolshevik Revolution (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- April Theses
- Bolshevik support
- Collapse of authority
- Leadership and organisation
- Military strategy
- Provisional Government
- Revolution and coup d'état
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