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Russian Revolution. Opening Focus Assignments. 1/9 “ Faults of WWI Peace Treaty ” 1/10 “ WWI and changing values ” 1/11 “ Views of the War ” 1/14 “ Lost Generation ” 1/15 “ Dawes Plan ” 1/18 “ Path to Revolution ”. Russian Government Before Revolution. Monarchy: The Czar (Tsar) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Russian Revolution
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Opening Focus Assignments
1/9 “Faults of WWI Peace Treaty” 1/10 “WWI and changing values” 1/11 “Views of the War” 1/14 “Lost Generation” 1/15 “Dawes Plan” 1/18 “Path to Revolution”
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Russian Government Before Revolution
Monarchy: The Czar (Tsar) Until 1905 the Tsar's powers were
unlimited. Russia had no constitution, no political party system to check the
Tsar's power A strong secret police which terrorized
the people.
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Royal Background
Nicholas II
• Created the first secret police in Russia, brutal leader, response to revolt of army officers in 1825
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Czar Alexander II
• He implemented important reforms, notably the abolition of serfdom,
• In 1867, he sold Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to the United States.
• Killed by the Revolutionary Group: The People’s Will
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Czar Alexander III
• Alexander III's reign was during an industrial revolution in Russia .
• His reign was harsh, against revolutionaries and other liberal movements.
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Czar Nicholas II (1894)Last Czar of Russia
Nicholas II was a harsh and weak ruler The Russian economy was bankrupt because
of the Russo-Japanese War and WWI Russia’s entry into WWI became very unpopular.
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Czar Nicholas II and Family
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Russo-Japanese War (1904)
Dispute over Manchuria with Japan
Shook national confidence in their progress and rule of Czar.
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Bloody Sunday (1905)
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Russia and World War I
Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary
War becomes unpopular Rationing leads to starvation Nicholas II leaves St. Petersburg to war
front
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Rasputin
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Rasputin with Admirers
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March Revolution (1917)
1917- protests spread through St. Petersburg and the Royal palace is taken over.
Czar abdicates Provisional government (Duma) takes
control lead by Alexander Keresnky Provisional government unpopular
after decision to stay in WWI
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October (Bolshevik) Revolution-1917
Lead by VI Lenin “Peace, Land, and Bread”
Won support of people (especially peasants)
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1918
1918 March The Bolsheviks accept the
peace of Brest‑Litovsk, ending WWI with Germany.
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1919-1920
1919 White Armies (Royal and Menshevik troops) attack the Reds (Bolsheviks) from all directions.
1920- Reds defeat Whites
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Rule of Lenin 1920-1924
Economic Reforms included the New Economic Plan (NEP)-moderate mix of capitalism and socialism
Political Reforms-Bolshevik party became Communist Party-Russia becomes the United Soviet Socialist Republics
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Communism A Form of Socialism
Central Planning of the Economy by the State
Gov’t (Communist Party) makes decisions on individual jobs and pay
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1924
Lenin Dies Power Vaccuum Leon Trotsky vs. Joseph Stalin Stalin takes control Now must decide how he will maintain
power Decides to create a totalitarian state
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Characteristics of a Totalitarian State Dictatorship- Absolute Authority Dynamic Leader- Vision for the nation State Control Over All Sectors of Society
Business, Family Life, Labor, youth groups, housing, religion, education, the arts
State Control Over the Individual Obedience Denies basic liberties
Organized Violence Uses force to crush opposition
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Stalin’s Totalitarian State State Control of the Economy
5 year plan, collective farms Police Terror
Great Purge, crush opposition Religious Persecution
Control of the individual Propaganda (socialist realism)
Molding peoples minds Education
Controlled by the government
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