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Conflict in the 1920s- The Red Scare and Labor Strikes

Conflict in the 1920s- The Red Scare and Labor Strikes. The Russian Revolution. Czar Nicholas II led Russia through March 1917 Absolute power – total control of country Led Russia into WWI which caused death, starvation, and bad feelings from citizens

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Conflict in the 1920s- The Red Scare and Labor Strikes

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  1. Conflict in the 1920s- The Red Scare and Labor Strikes

  2. The Russian Revolution • Czar Nicholas II led Russia through March 1917 • Absolute power – total control of country • Led Russia into WWI which caused death, starvation, and bad feelings from citizens • Czar abdicated (stepped down) and gave power to Alexander Kerensky • Kerensky still wanted to stay in WWI

  3. Vladimir Lenin led an uprising against Kerensky and Czar • Promised “peace, land, and bread” • Group was call “Bolsheviks” which stands for majority • Overthrew old government in November 1917 • Made peace with Germany and left WWI • Took all privately owned farms, industries, land, and transportation and put them under government control • Civil War started

  4. Russian Civil War • Reds (Lenin’s side) vs. Whites (Other side) • Reds believed in communism while Whites were former landowners and government officials • U.S. supported Whites because Reds were openly against many American ideals • Reds were victorious in 1920 and by 1922 set up a communist state in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

  5. Communism- Single-party government in which government owns all land, property, and money • Political, economic, and social system • Government is greater than the individual • Money activity- Teacher took all the money and kept it

  6. Socialism- Government ownership, or Equal citizen ownership of land and business • Political, economic, and social system • People are EQUAL in many things • Money activity- Teacher redistributed wealth halfway through game.

  7. Capitalism- private ownership with the goal of making profit for self • Economic system • Competition • Money activity- Rock, Paper, Scissors competition

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