1 / 18

Conditions for Communist Revolution in Russia

Explore the factors in Russia that led to the rise of communism and subsequent revolution, from brutal working conditions to the Bolsheviks' overthrow of the Tsar. This historical analysis delves into key events like Bloody Sunday and the October Revolution, shedding light on the social, economic, and political landscape of the time. Follow the journey from Tsar Nicholas II's downfall to the establishment of the USSR under Joseph Stalin's iron grip. Learn about the Red Terror, the struggles of the White Army, and the impact of World War I on the Russian Revolution.

janeh
Download Presentation

Conditions for Communist Revolution in Russia

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Warm Up # 26 • What conditions would need to exist for Communist Ideas to become popular and possibly spark revolution?

  2. Russian Revolution Notes Workbook pg. 11

  3. Essential Question • What conditions existed in Russia which lead to a Communist Revolution?

  4. Conditions in Russia that led to Revolution • Working conditions and peasant life was brutal • Industrialized later than most of W. Europe • 11-12 hours/day, 6 day/week • Poor safety and sanitation • Low wages • A few elite owned most of the land

  5. Bloody Sunday • Bloody Sunday • Jan. 1905 • Unarmed protesters at the Winter Palace killed by soldiers

  6. Tsar Nicholas II • Also known as Nicholas Romanov • Absolute Monarch – believed in divine right • Spends time on the battlefield • Wife, Alexandra, in charge • Advised by Rasputin • Ignores cries for democracy

  7. World War I Makes Things Worse • Needed more factory goods • Bankrupted government • Distracted the Tsar • Huge # of soldiers dead/injured

  8. SUHUPU • What are some of the conditions that exist in Russia that are leading to revolution?

  9. February Revolution 1917 • Protest occur in Petrograd • Factory workers go on mass strike • Rallies held calling for bread – mostly women • Police called in to stop demonstrations, but are weak and unable. They are taken captive by radicals • Tsar Nicholas abdicates (gives up throne) • Shipped home and placed under house arrest with family. • Provisional government put in place • Not that different from Tsar

  10. The Bolsheviks • Political party led by Vladimir Lenin • Want to bring Communism to Russia • Red Party

  11. October Revolution 1917 • Bolsheviks overthrow provisional government • End involvement in WWI • Immediately face and win Civil War • Red Army (Bolsheviks) v. White Army (anti-Bolsheviks) • 1917-1922

  12. Crash Course World War 1 8:24-9:38 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XPZQ0LAlR4&t=158s

  13. Bolshevik Rule • The Red Terror 1918 • 50,000 – 100,000 deaths • Eliminate counter revolutionaries or members of upper class • Execute Tsar Nicholas and family • Create the Union Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) • Communist • Land redistributed (collectivized)

  14. Joseph Stalin • Takes over after Lenin dies 1929 • Goals: Industrialization and Collectivism at any cost • Develops a Cult of Personality • Correctional work camps • Kill any challengers = Great Purge • Dictator

  15. SUHUPU • How was the February Revolution different from the October Revolution?

  16. Essential Question • Examine what conditions existed in Russia which lead to a Communist Revolution.

  17. Epic History

More Related