Revolutions in Russia

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Revolutions in Russia

While reading pgs. 867-873 fill-in the following charts and define the following terms

How did each of the following help to ignite the full-scale revolution?
1. Policies of the czars	Autocratic rule – want to wipe revolutionaries Strict censorship, political prisoners sent to Siberia, violence against Jews (pogroms), only Russian language allowed Led to angry people
2. Industrialization and	Rapid industrialization led to discontent Low wages Bad working conditions Child labor Outlawed trade unions Workers had no political power All led to growth of revolutionary groups
3. Economic growth	Left huge gap between rich and poor
4. The Russo-Japanese War	Japan attacks after Russia tries to control Korea and Manchuria Huge losses for Russia lead to unrest and revolt
5. “Bloody Sunday”	Workers march on palace demanding better working conditions, more freedoms, and a legislature Soldiers fire on them killing hundreds Leads to strikes and violence throughout country
6. World War I	Weak generals and poorly equipped troops lead to many defeats 4 million casualties showed the weakness of the czar and military leaders soldiers mutinied At home: shortages of food and fuel, inflation Czar Nicholas unable to solve

How did each of the following help the Bolsheviks gain and hold political control?

November 1917 Revolution

BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION

Armed factory workers storm palace, fired on by soldiers

Ends up toppling provisional government

Bolsheviks take power – led by V. Lenin

Civil war between the Red and White armies

Bolsheviks against anti-Bolsheviks

14 million die in Civil War – famine, flu

Russia in chaos

Red Army crushes all opposition

Showed Bolsheviks are able to seize and maintain power

What were the Causes and Effects of Two Russian Revolutions, 1917
Causes: Czarist Russia	Effects/Causes: March Revolution	Effects: Bolshevik (November) Revolution
Weak leadership of Czar	Czar abdicates Provisional gov’t set up	Provisional government overthrown
Revolutionaries challenge gov’t	Provisional gov’t takes over Lenin and soviets gain power	Bolsheviks take over
Widespread discontent among all classes	Russia stays in WWI	Bolsheviks sign peace treaty with Germany and leave WWI Civil War begins

What role did each of the following play in the Russian Revolution?
Alexander Kerensky	Head of provisional government Made decision to stay in WWI Overthrown by Bolsheviks
V.I. Lenin	Leader of Bolsheviks Returns to Russia from exile Distributes farmland to peasants and gives control of factories to workers Ends Russian involvement in WWI – March 1918
Leon Trotsky	Leader of the Bolshevik Red Army Led them to defeat of White Army

Define Thoroughly the following Terms:
proletariat: workers

Bolsheviks: radical Marxist group

Duma: national legislature (parliament) set up, then taken down, by Czar Nicholas

Rasputin: self-claimed “holy man” who helped Nicholas’s son with hemophilia. In return, Alexandra (wife of Nicholas) gives him political power. He opposes any reforms and gives jobs to his friends. Finally murdered by group of nobles
Provisional Government: temporary government set up after Czar abdicates
soviet: local councils consisting of workers, peasants, and soldiers
Communist Party: new name of Bolshevik party. Followers of Karl Marx. Believed in classless society that would exist after workers had seized power

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179 -> Notes – The Atlantic World (Chapter 20) 20-1 Spain Builds an American Empire
179 -> World History Quest: The Formation of Western Europe
179 -> Industrialization
179 -> Chapter 19. 1 & 20 – The Atlantic World Chapter 19 Section 1: Europeans Explore the East
179 -> Study Guide Imperialism Chapter 27
179 -> The Inca Create a Mountain Empire Chapter 16 Section 4
179 -> Mid-term: 8th grade world history
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