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Russian Revolution 1905 - 1917

Russian Revolution 1905 - 1917. Mary Jophrenson Period 4. Causes of Russian Revolution. Revolutionary middle class. Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. Gregory Rasputin. Corruption in government. World War l. Economic and social crisis. Tsar Nicholas II. Tsarina Alexandra. Rasputin.

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Russian Revolution 1905 - 1917

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  1. Russian Revolution1905 - 1917 Mary Jophrenson Period 4

  2. Causes of Russian Revolution • Revolutionary middle class. • Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. • Gregory Rasputin. • Corruption in government. • World War l. • Economic and social crisis.

  3. Tsar Nicholas II

  4. Tsarina Alexandra

  5. Rasputin

  6. Revolution Of 1905 • Under rule of Tsar Nicholas II. • Caused by unhappy working classes. • Workers believed they should own the land they worked on. • Peasants were forced to industrialize. • Constitutional Democratic Party and the Duma was formed.

  7. World War I (1914- 1918) • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was believed to have been the trigger of World War I. • Being a part of the triple entente, an alliance between Britain, Russia, and, France, Russia was immediately involved in WWI.

  8. World War I (1914- 1918) cont. • This war revealed the corruption in Russia’s military. • Discontent continued to spread. • New weapons were introduced and a new kind of warfare was used. • Their troops were poorly supplied.

  9. Collapse of the Imperial Government • The influence of Rasputin over Alexandra threw the government into chaos. • Gregory Rasputin was assassinated December 1916. • Nicholas II’s wife accused of treason.

  10. March Revolution • Took place March 12th. • The March Revolution is a well-known revolution. • Tsar removed March 17th. • Consisted of strikes and riots. • Duma declared itself a provisional government.

  11. November Revolution • Took place November 6th. • Private property of the wealthy was abolished and distributed to peasants. • Treaty formed with the Germans. • Revolutionary army emerged. • Russia’s society and economy was destroyed.

  12. Vladimir Lenin • Played key role in Russian Revolutions. • Member of the Bolshevik Party. • “Peace, Land, Bread”. • Extremely charismatic personality.

  13. THE END

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