The Russian Revolution

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The Russian Revolution

• IBF Mr. McEntarfer Global IV

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Setting the Stage

• The Russian Revolution was like a bomb with a
  long fuse. The explosion came in 1917, but the
  fuse had been burning for years. For a century
  the oppressive rule of the czars promoted revolt
  and assassination.

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Czars Autocratic Rule

• Read Czars Resist Change
• Questions
• Under Alexander III, what behavior would result
  in arrest as a political prisoner? (867)
• What did the czars gain from such strict
  policing?

• Build me a warm water port
• Shave off those beards
• Westernize now

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Russification

• Czars attempted to make all in their empire
  think, act and believe as Russians. (Forced
  Cultural Diffusion)

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Russian Industrialization

• Why did industrialization lead to unrest? (868)

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Other Causes of Discontent
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Russo-Japanese War

• What do you know about the outcome of the
  Russo-Japanese War (868)

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Bloody Sunday
What were the effects of Bloody Sunday?
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World War I
Why did entering World War I prove devastating
for Nicholas? (869)
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The Revolutionary Movement

• Questions (868)
• What did the Marxist revolutionaries believe?
• Why were the Bolsheviks considered radical?
• What Traits did Lenin possess?

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The March Revolution

• What did the March Revolution succeed in doing?
  (869-870)

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The Provisional Government

• What were the weakness of the Provisional
  Government? What did the people want from their
  government?
• Why did Kerenskys decision to continue fighting
  the war cost him the support of the Russian
  people?

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Lenin Returns to Russia (870)

• Why did the Germans help Lenin return to Russia?

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Peace, Land and Bread

• How did Lenin put his slogan of peace land and
  bread into motion after the Bolsheviks came to
  power?

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

• According to the treaty what did Russia have to
  do? (871)
• How did many Russians feel about the treaty and
  the treatment of the Czar and his family?

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Civil War in Russia

• What groups made up the White Army who opposed
  the Red (Bolshevik) Army

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The French Revolution v. The Russian Revolution

• What similarities does your text point out
  between the French and the Russian Revolution?

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New Economic Policy (NEP)

• What were the aspects of the NEP? What did it do?

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Political Reforms

• What did the Bolsheviks rename their party? Why
  did they do so?
• How was Lenins new government different from
  Karl Marxs brand of Communism?

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Stalin Becomes Dictator

• How would you describe Joseph Stalin? Make a
  short list. What did his name Stalin mean?