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World History Name:_________________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellRussian Revolution
The Roots of Revolution The title for the “king” of Russia is ______________________
o He is an Absolute Monarch/Autocrat.
o ___________________________ placed on his power.
Most serfs lived in ________________, and were ___________________.
Meaning that they could not ____________.
The nobility of Russia ruled the country.
o They owned all the ____________ and all the ______________.
Russia was economically _________________________ because they still
practiced serfdom and had ________________________________________
Emancipation of the SerfsIt all started because of a war…
1854-1856: _________________________ (Russia vs. Turkey)
o Why were they fighting?
Russia is ________________________________
Turkey was Ottoman ______________________________
Fighting over rights to the ________________________
Fighting over control of the _______________________
o Who sided with Turkey and helped them win?
________________________________________
World History Name:_________________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellRussian Revolution
Tsar Alexander II decided to listen to reformers and emancipated the serfs in
1861. “___________________________”
Revolutionaries at the time were ___________________ of Alexander II
because they did not want him to take back control.
o __________________________________________
Future Tsars feared being assassinated. They ended all attempts to reform
Russia and returned to traditional serfdom and harsh repression.
Autocracy, Nationality, and Orthodoxy
Autocracy: ________________________ has all control and tells people
what to _______ and what to _______________.
Russians perceive their identity from combining their Russian ___________
with the Russian nobility and the _________________________.
The Russians believed it was their job to protect the _________ in the
_________________.
They also forced people to adhere to _____________________ - Forcing
non-Russians to adopt Russian ________________ and _______________
Jews were persecuted in government sponsored anti-Semitic laws called
_______________.
World History Name:_________________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellRussian Revolution
Prelude to Revolution
Russia was still “________________” in 1900.
o Still had serfdom, 250 years after the rest of the world had abolished it.
Peasant lifestyle was still stuck in ______________ with little to no food.
Noble lifestyle was ____________ with wealth and lots of food.
What kept Russia from progressing into the future with the rest of the world?
o The Tsars opposed reform and democratic voting.
o Did not allow ______________ or _________________ to spread.
The Revolution of 1905
It all started because of a war…
1904-1905: __________________________ (Russia vs. Japan)
o Russia _________ due to having little industry and poorly trained
soldiers.
Tsar _____________________ sent troops to deal with demonstrators/war
protestors in St. Petersburg. The event came to be known as
“_______________________.”
World History Name:_________________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellRussian Revolution
o What happened in response? The peasants rioted and took land, workers in cities went on
strike and violently revolted.
Tsar Nicholas II allowed government reforms and created a
_______________________ for _______________.
The _____________
Name for the Russian legislature.
Only ______________________ could be in the Duma
and cast a vote.
The Russian Revolution of 1917
What was happening with World War I?
o Russia joined __________ and suffered many defeats and horrible
deaths.
o Industrialism?
There was _______________________!
Not enough _________ or ammunition for soldiers.
Told to pick up guns of _______________________________
Problems at home in Russia during WWI…
o Food production was low and the people were _______________
o Wanted the soldiers to come back home.
World History Name:_________________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellRussian Revolution
“February” Revolution
_____________________
Results
o Soldiers would not kill the rioters.
o Nicholas II ____________________ (______________) his throne.
o The Duma made Russia a Republic, but would __________________
from WWI.
“October” Revolution
_____________________
How did it begin?
o _________________________ (follower of Karl Marx and
Communism) received help from Germany to return to Russia.
o Lenin and his followers (___________________________) promised
the people “____________, _____________, and _____________.”
The Bolsheviks _________ and took power in 1917.
Renamed themselves and the new government “_____________________”
Changed the name of the country to the _____________________________
_______________________________________ (___________).
Russia became the world’s ________________________________ country!
World History Name:_________________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellRussian Revolution
The Soviet Union Under Lenin Yep… another war!
Outbreak of the ____________________________, 1919-1921
Two sides: __________: Followers of Lenin & Communism
__________: Wanted Tsar Nicholas II to return to power.
The USA supported the ____________ because they refused to support
Communism.
Peasants and workers in Russia supported the __________ because they
believed Communism would improve their lives.
Lenin realized that as long as Nicholas II and his family were around then
the supporters of the Whites had something to fight for. He had to ________
___________ of the Russian royal family.
Had the entire ________________ family killed!
None of the problems were truly any of the family’s fault.
Lenin had them all killed so no one could ever _______________________
_____________________ again.
The ______________________
the civil war.
o This secured Communism’s
power in Russia.
World History Name:_________________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellRussian RevolutionLenin’s “New Economic Policy”
Lenin realized the people were not producing enough _________ because
they feared it would be _____________ by the government.
o By 1921 the Soviet Union was facing a dangerous _____________
(not having enough food for ________________).
Made Reforms
o New Economic Policy (________)
o Allowed ___________________________ and some _____________
ownership of land and business.
o Results?
NEP saw a __________ increase in production.
The Death of Vladimir Lenin
Lenin died in __________ after a series of debilitating stroke.
o Rumors of ___________________
Everyone thought ____________________ would take over the USSR.
o He was the leader of the Red Army and Lenin’s right hand man.
_______________________ rose to power and took over the USSR after
Lenin.
o Stalin would be the leader of the Soviet Union during _____________