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A man named Karl Marx said that society was devided into two groups, the poor/working class and the rich. Marx said that if the government didn't look to help the poor/working class then a revolution was bound to happen. Vocab: Bourgeoisie - The middle class, Proletariat - The working class, Class Conflict - Tension or a struggle between the classes. -
Tsar Nicholas was a bad leader because he didn't know the first thing about leading a country and he never even wanted to be the Tsar. He was never prepared to become the Tsar. Vocab: Khodynka Tragedy - The government held what was basically a pot-lock and way more people showed up then they thought would they didn't have enough food and people got trampled over. -
The Russian people were furious because they never wanted to start a war with Japan and then they lost so all the fighting was for nothing. -
The Russian people were protesting because they wanted the government to do something about starvation and death and many other reasons. They were at the kings palace. The soldiers started shooting at the people and killing them. It's called Bloody Sunday because on Sunday the people held a peaceful protest and many people died because of the soldiers killing them. Vocab: Clergy - The body of all people ordained for religious duties, St. Petersburg/Petrograd - What was before Moscow. -
Rasputin was known in his time for being a pleasant and "holy man". The Tsarina is the wife of the Tsar. Rasputin said that he had magical healing powers and that made him gain the full trust of Tsarina Alexandra and let him give his "political advice". Rasputin later was assassinated by a group called the Russian Nobles. -
It was sparked by a combination of factors including food shortages, WWI casualties, and widespread poverty and women were just never treated right. They sparked the initial protests on International Women's Day by striking against bread shortages and the ongoing war. The Czar at the time was forced to step down from his position. Vocab: Abdicate - Abandoning the throne. -
Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who founded the Bolshevik Party and led the 1917 October Revolution. As the first head of government for Soviet Russia. He plays the role of starting the Bolshevik Party. He promised the Russian people "Peace, Land, and Bread". He kept his promises for the most part. -
They wanted to turn Russia into a Communist county. Vocab: Bolsheviks - They were the Communist party of the Soviet Union, Mensheviks - The Democratic party of the Soviet Union, Provisional Government - A temporary government while the country figures out what to do, Soviet - A citizen of the Soviet Union. -
Russia "gave up" when they signed this because the Bolshevik government, in a state of political and military collapse, was forced to by a renewed German offensive that threatened to overrun the capital. They had to because otherwise the country was going to collapse. -
The purpose of War Communism was to consolidate Bolshevik power and supply the Red Army during the Russian Civil War. Vocab: War Communism - the economic and political system the Bolsheviks used in Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War to centralize control, ensure supplies for the Red Army, and eliminate private enterprise.
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The revolution started mainly because of poverty, low amounts of food, no land, losing wars, etc. The red army fought to keep the new Bolsheviks government. The white army fought to defeat the Bolsheviks and end the Russian Revolution. Vocab: Red Army - Fought for the Bolsheviks, White Army - Fought to end the Bolsheviks.
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During the Red Terror Vladimir Lenin mainly lead as he was the head of the Bolsheviks Party. Ordinary people in Russia lived in a state of extreme violence, deprivation, and fear as the Bolshevik secret police, known as the Cheka. The Romanovs were shot and killed by the Bolshevik Party. I think the terror happened because the Bolshevik Party wanted to make sure that their government would be the only one. Vocab: Checka- The first Soviet Secret Police.
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Vladimir in a way changed communism during this time because he shifted Russia away from a strict state so that the economy could rebuild and the country could heal. He wanted to address the several economic issues and so he did.
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With the death of Lenin, Stalin came to power. Stalin was the Soviet Union's dictator up until the fall of the Soviet Union. He made himself the dictator. -
I've learned that Russia went through a lot of governments and people in power just to get to where they are now. I think the Russian people were better of after the Revolution but they just had to endure some torture. It teaches us that sometimes instead of changing your entire government and your country, you just need a new leader.