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Revolution and Civil War in Russia

Revolution and Civil War in Russia. Chapter 11 Section 5. Standard/ Objective. Objective: You will be able to explain the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution .

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Revolution and Civil War in Russia

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  1. Revolution and Civil War in Russia Chapter 11 Section 5

  2. Standard/ Objective Objective: You will be able to explain the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution. Standard 10.7.1 Understand the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution, including Lenin's use of totalitarian means to seize and maintain control (e.g., the Gulag)

  3. I. Unrest Deepens & WWI • Russia was under the rule of a “Tsar” aka a king • Marxists sought to unite proletariat • Working class • WWI increases nationalism • War losses damage morale • Rasputin seeks to help royal family • Tsar Nicholas II abdicates • Establishes provisional government

  4. II. Rasputin • Gregory Rasputin • Siberian monk • Royal family looked to him for comfort, advice, cure for son • Disliked by most Russians, especially nobles

  5. III. Lenin and the Bolsheviks Lenin returns and leads revolution Peasants and troops revolt against provisional government Bolsheviks = Communists

  6. IV. Russia Plunges into Civil War • Reds vs. Whites • Reds = Communists • Bolsheviks, proletariat, etc. • Whites = Loyalists • Military, nobles, allied nations, etc. • Reds ultimately win • Russia becomes Soviet Union

  7. V. Building the Communist Soviet Union Goals Problems Modernize Soviet Union Rebuild Soviet economy Spread communism Factory & mine output fell Peasants stopped producing grain because government took it all Eventually had to adopt some capitalist policies

  8. VI. Soviet Union Moving Forward • 1924 – Lenin dies • Power struggle between Leon Trotsky & Joseph Stalin • Stalin wins, Trotsky murdered • Stalin turns to ruthless measures to win dictatorial power

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