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Revolutions in Russia Chapter 14 Section 1. I. Resisting Change A. Nicholas II –1. An autocracy –2. Encouraged progroms or organized violence against.

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1 Revolutions in Russia Chapter 14 Section 1

2 I. Resisting Change A. Nicholas II –1. An autocracy –2. Encouraged progroms or organized violence against Jews. –3. Tried to improve economy by building the Trans-Siberian railway. –4. Russian industrialization lagged behind the rest of Europe.

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7 B. Revolutionary Movement Grows –1. Bolsheviks began to follow the teachings of Karl Marx. –2. Led by Vladimir Lenin and were made up of poor Russian workers.

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9 II. Crises at Home and Abroad A. Russo-Japanese War –1. Japanese defeated the confident Russian Army. –2. Defeat led to civil revolt and unrest.

10 B. Bloody Sunday –1. On Jan 22, 1905 soldiers fired on about 200,000 workers because they were protesting for better work conditions, freedom, and elections. –2. In response Nicholas created the Duma, Russia’s first parliament. –3. Yet, it had no real power.

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12 C. World War I: The Final Blow –1. Russia is unprepared. –2. Nicholas went to the front and his wife Alexandra came under the influence of Rasputin. –3. A proclaimed priest that healed the czar’s son, Rasputin was allowed to make political decisions until he was assassinated.

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17 III. The March Revolution A. The Czar steps down –1. In March of 1917 the Czar abdicated his throne. –2. Provisional government was set up but failed. –3. Soviets or councils of workers were set up and had more influence than the provisional government.

18 IV. The Bolshevik Revolution A. Bolshevik takeover –1. Ordered farmland and factories to be handed over to workers. –2. Signed the treaty of Brest-Livotsk which ended Russian involvement in WWI. –3. The Red Army led by Leon Trotsky crushed the White Army.

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20 V. Lenin Restores Order A. New Economic Policy –1. His NEP allowed peasants to sell crops for a profit and the government controlled most major industries, but individuals could own businesses. –2. Renamed the Communist party. –3. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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