RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

• 1917 1922

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9 Causes of Russian Revolution

• CZARIST RULE autocratic rulers who have total
  power, very little rights for the people
• PEASANT UNREST peasants were extremely poor and
  lacking proper nutrition, wanted more rights

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• 3. PROBLEMS OF URBAN WORKERS peasants working
  in factories worked long hours for low pay
• DIVERSITY NATIONALISM ethnic minorities did
  not want cultures destroyed through Russification

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• 5. BLOODY SUNDAY Czar Nicholas II orders
  soldiers to fire on peaceful protestors and small
  revolts occur as a result

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• WORLD WAR I Russian soldiers lacked adequate
  weapons/supplies and were losing the war

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• 7. MARCH REVOLUTION workers began strikes and
  riots against the government forcing the czar to
  abdicate (give up ruling power)
• 8. FAILURE OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVT continues
  fighting in WWI and does not end the unrest among
  peasant workers, who demanded land

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• BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION Soviets (local councils of
  workers, peasants, soldiers) are set up in cities
  to take over govt guide the revolution, came
  to power with the promise of Peace, Bread, Land

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RUSSIA UNDER LENIN

• Lenin pulls Russia out of World War I by making a
  deal with Germany and giving them a large amount
  of land
• Russian Civil War (1918 1921). Lenins Red Army
  led by Leon Trotsky battled against different
  rival groups. Lenins forces win in 1921

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• Communist Party (classless society ruled by
  workers) ruled Russia and enforced its will
  through the military and secret police
• New Economic Policy (NEP) Government controlled
  banks, large industry and foreign trade.
• Russia renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist
  Republics

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U.S.S.R. UNDER STALIN

• Totalitarianism a government that has total
  power to completely control every part of the
  lives of its people. Soviet Union became a
  totalitarian state

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• Stalin increases the size and power of the secret
  police. The Great Purge begins, movement which
  eliminates anyone who threatens Stalins power

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• Executions, imprisonment or exile were
  punishments if found guilty in Stalins court.
• Millions of people died as a result of Stalins
  punishments
• Five Year Plans goal to increase output of
  steel, coal, oil electricity at the expense of
  consumer goods, creating food, clothing housing
  shortages.

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• Collective Farms large farms owned by the state
  and operated by peasants as a group. Many
  peasants resisted government attempts to seize
  land.
• 5 to 10 million peasants died as a direct result
  of Stalins agricultural revolution