russian revolution: 1917-1920
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Russian Revolution: 1917-1920. Reasons for Revolution. #1: Class Divisions. Most people were peasants in Russia, and were living in extreme poverty, and owned no land. #2: Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Russia fought and lost a war against Japan to try and expand their power. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Russian Revolution: 1917-1920
REASONS FOR REVOLUTION
#1: Class Divisions Most people were
peasants in Russia, and were living in extreme poverty, and owned no land.
#2: Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
Russia fought and lost a war against Japan to try and expand their power.
The loss was very embarrassing for Russia.
#3: Russia During WWI Soldiers were
being sent to the front without any weapons.
Russian soldiers started to get tired of war, and deserted the army by the thousands.
Russia During WWI Dissatisfaction with the war and
life in Russia spread in 1916. In the winter of 1917, general
strikes broke out across Russia, crippling the country.
#4 Weakness of Czar Nicholas II
Czar Nicholas II was not a very good ruler. He did not like to
make tough decisions.
He continued the war even though the Russian people were starving
Rasputin and Monarchy
REVOLUTION
End of the Monarchy Unable to stop the unrest, Czar
Nicholas II steps down in March 1917. A Provisional Government was
established. The war continued for Russia.
Vladimir Lenin Leader of
Bolsheviks Russian
Communists Returned to
Russia in 1917 and overthrew Provisional Government.
Russian Revolution After Lenin takes over, revolution
takes place in Russia Reds: Bolsheviks Whites: supporters of democracy and
czar Lenin and Bolsheviks ultimately
win and turn Russia into the Soviet Union.
New Economic Policy Lenin’s 5 year economic plan.
Gov’t took over all farms and set goals for how much farmers should grow
Industry would be owned privately for 5 years, then taken over by gov’t
Anybody who disagreed would be thrown into prison.
Stalin Lenin died in
1924 After a power
struggle, Joseph Stalin takes over control of Russia.