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The. Russian. Revolution. Alexander III. Nicolas I. Alexander II. Nicolas II. Czars Refuse to Give up Power. Russia Quickly Industrializes. Numbers of factories doubled under Czar Nicolas II. 1900 - became 4 th leading producer of steal behind U.S., Germany, and Great Britain

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  1. The Russian Revolution

  2. Alexander III Nicolas I Alexander II Nicolas II Czars Refuse to Give up Power

  3. Russia Quickly Industrializes • Numbers of factories doubled under Czar Nicolas II. • 1900 - became 4th leading producer of steal behind U.S., Germany, and Great Britain • British and French investors helped to build the Trans-Siberian Railway.

  4. Rapid Industrialization Brought More Problems to Russia • Harsh working conditions • Extremely low wages and child labor. • Outlawed labor unions. • Workers organized massive strikes.

  5. The Rise of the Bolshevik Party • Supported an elite (small number) of committed revolutionaries to organize revolution. • Lenin became leader of party. • Lenin left the country in the early 1900s to avoid being arrested by Czar Nicolas II.

  6. Crises Between 1904 - 1917 • The Russo-Japanese War (1904) • Bloody Sunday (1905) • The Duma Established (1906) • The Duma Dissolved (1907) • World War I (1914) • Czar Goes to the War Front (1915) • Rasputin Influences Czarina (1916)

  7. The March Revolution • 200,000 workers strike for better working and living conditions • Soldiers disobeyed orders to fire on crowds and instead joined them. • Czar is forced to step down. • Provisional Government takes control but keeps Russia in war.

  8. The Bolsheviks Make Their Move • Lenin Returns to Russia • 1917 – Bolsheviks Overthrow Provisional Government • Bolsheviks Sign Truce with Germany & Withdraw from WWI. • Civil War. Reds vs. Whites. • Trotsky Leads the Red Guard to Victory.

  9. Lenin Restores Order • Czar and Family Executed • Lenin Introduces New Economic Policy (NEP). • Lenin Unifies Russia by… Renaming Russia to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. New symbol on flag.

  10. Lenin Dies in 1924 Sets off competition between Trotsky and Stalin.

  11. Leon Trotsky • Lenin’s Best Friend • Mastermind of the Russian Revolution • Commanded the Bolshevik Red Army • Goal was to spread Communism all over the world.

  12. Joseph Stalin • Did Not Become Well Known Until 1922 • Was General Secretary of Communist Party. • Lenin Believed Stalin was Cold, Hard, and Impersonal. • Was in Charge of the Communist Party by 1928. • Proclaims Himself Dictator.

  13. Stalin Establishes a Totalitarian State The Great Purge: Stalin eliminated anyone who threatened his power. How did Stalin Keep Control? • Police Terror: Use violence to force obedience and crush opposition. • Indoctrination: Control education to brain-wash public. Increase loyalty. • Propaganda: Use lies to convince people to accept certain beliefs. • Religious or Ethnic Persecution: Blame problems on specific people.

  14. Stalin Takes Control of Economy • Starts Command Economy: Government takes Full Control. • Five Year Plans: Set Impossible Goals to Increase Production of Steel, Coal, Oil, and Electricity. • Takes Control of Farms as well by Creating “Collective Farms”

  15. Anyone who stood in Stalin’s Way…

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