1. THE REVOLUTION THAT CHANGED THE WORLD The Russian Revolution

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3. Russia Industrializes The Revolutionary Movement Grows Industrialization breeds discontent over working condition wages Growing popularity of Marxist idea that the proletariat(workers) will rule Bolsheviks- Marxists who favor revolution by a small committed group Lenin- Bolshevik leader- an excellent organizer and inspiring leader.

4. WW I’s Impact on Russia World War I: The Final Blow Heavy losses in World War I reveal government’s weakness Nicholas goes to war front; Czarina Alexandra runs government Czarina falls under the influence of Rasputin- mysterious “ holy man” Nobles fear Rasputin’s influence, murder him Army losing effectiveness; people at home hungry and unhappy

5. Causes of the Revolution 1. The desperate poverty and gross inequality that marked Russian society created a deep well of discontent. The czar and the aristocracy, as well as Russia's capitalist class, lived in opulent luxury in palaces such as the Hermitage while most Russians lived in medieval conditions. 2. The Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, was a weak and indecisive leader. He went back and forth between making concessions to his people and then opting for repressive measures. Therefore, he both allowed breathing space for a revolutionary movement to develop while creating fresh grievances that strengthened the political forces against him. The tsar would eventually step down. 3. The entry of Russia into World War I brought all the class tensions of Russian society to a boiling point, especially when Russia's badly equipped and poorly led army suffered a series of disastrous defeats. 4.High amounts of casualties, numerous battle field losses, food and fuel shortages in the home land caused the Tsar to step down in March 1917.

6. The Russian Revolution The Tsar steps down and a provisional government is established. The new provisional government continues war effort with disastrous results. Russian people were war weary, hungry, poor, and wanted land. July 1917,the provisional government launched the Kerensky offensive which failed miserably. By the fall of 1917 the Russian people had enough of the provisional government. In November 1917, the Bolsheviks lead by Lenin seized power with little resistance from the provisional government. Bolshevik: member of a wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party, which, led by Lenin, seized control of the government in Russia (November, 1917) and became the dominant political power.

7. Imperial Russia

8. The Russian People

9. Music from the Revolution http://youtu.be/JO5-hM6xKt4

10. Lenin - - Was born on April 22, 1870 - - Leader of the Bolsheviks - - His views were influenced by the execution of his elder brother, a member of a revolutionary group. - - Led what was soon to be known as the October Revolution - - Him and the Bolsheviks seized power from the provisional government in November 1917.

11. Lenin Continued - Lenin died on 24 January 1924. His corpse was embalmed and placed in a mausoleum on Moscow's Red Square. - Lenin and the Bolsheviks introduced new economic policies that allowed small businesses to reopen for private profit.

12. Rasputin - - Grigori Rasputin was born into a peasant family in Siberia, Russia, around 1869. - - Rasputin became a wanderer and eventually entered the court of Czar Nicholas II because of his alleged healing powers. - - Between 1906 and 1914, various politicians and journalists used Rasputin’s association with the imperial family to undermine the dynasty’s credibility and push for reform. - https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=Ob4nV_3jgIY https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=Ob4nV_3jgIY

13. Death of Rasputin - On December 29, 1916, a group of conspirators, at a dinner fed him wine and cakes laced with cyanide. After some time passed the assassins noticed that the poison seemed to have no effect. Realizing this the assassins repeatedly beat and finally shot Rasputin several times. After a short period of time the assassins wrapped his body in a carpet and threw it into the Neva River, only to be discovered three days later. An autopsy revealed that there was water in Rasputin's lungs at the time of his death, and it was concluded that he died by drowning. -“If I am killed by common men, you and your children will rule Russia for centuries to come; if I am killed by one of your stock, you and your family will be killed by the Russian people!” “God has seen your tears and heard your prayers. Fear not, the child will not die.” —Rasputin

14. Outcome of Revolution In March 1918, the Bolsheviks sign treaty with Germany and back out of WW I. In June 1918, Russian civil war starts between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (Tsar’s forces and allies). The Tsar and his family are executed by Bolsheviks in the summer of 1918. In November 1920, the Reds beat the Whites and end the Russian civil war. http://youtu.be/OzKuwxMPbdk (Russian Civil War Video) http://youtu.be/OzKuwxMPbdk

15. Aftermath of Russian Civil War and Stalin In 1921, Lenin adopts a new economic policy (Nep). This new policy gave the state control of banks and foreign trade. Small and large industries were allowed to reopen for private profits. This new policy did have some capitalistic ideals. Lenin dies in 1924 and a power struggle occurs within the communist party for who is going to replace Lenin. The two main competitors for power were Trotsky and Joesph Stalin. Stalin eventually beats out his Soviet competitor for power and has him stripped of his party membership. Lenin was very weary of Stalin because he thought he might abuse his power.

16. Stalin - - Born on December 18, 1879, in Gori, Georgia, Joseph Stalin rose to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party, becoming a Soviet dictator upon Vladimir Lenin's death. - - Under his leadership the Soviet Union official state religious policy would be atheism. - - Stalin’s Great Purge eliminated anybody who was a threat to his regime. - - Supreme leader of the Soviet Union - - Stalin died on March 5, 1953. He left a legacy of death and terror as he turned a backward Russia into a world superpower.

17. Symbols of the Soviet Union

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