Revolution and Civil War in Russia Chapter 13.5
The March Revolution Ends Czarism Tsar fails to end economic, political, and social unrest Marxist revolutionaries plot to overthrow the Tsar and replace it with the proletariat Proletariat-workers
Tsar handles the war poorly Revolutionaries grow Tsar Abdicates(quits) Soviet under Lenin emerge
Lenin and the Bolsheviks Lenin is a follower of Marx “dictatorship of the people”
The November Brings the Bolsheviks to Power Lenin promises “bread peace and land” Bolsheviks seize power Lenin leader of the Communists
Russia Plunges into Civil War Lenin seeks peace treaty with Germany-Brest-Litovsk Russia gives up territory to Germans Germans withdrawl Russia betrays Allies by leaving the war
Assasisnation attempts on Lenin Royal family executed *Cheka-secret police force of the Communists to eliminate enemies. They used terror and fear
Building the Communist Soviet Union Communist Party not people governed Secret police and terror to contol Totalitarian government
*Lenin’s New Economic Plan (NEP) Government controls banks, industry, and foreign trade Allowed some capitalism Lenin dies Stalin takes over