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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union. World Explorer Book p.60. Key Terms. Revolutionary Communism Civil War Dictator Cold War Consumer Goods. Key People. Vladimir Lenin Josef Stalin Mikhail Gorbachev. Questions to Explore.

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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

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  1. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union World Explorer Book p.60

  2. Key Terms • Revolutionary • Communism • Civil War • Dictator • Cold War • Consumer Goods

  3. Key People • Vladimir Lenin • Josef Stalin • Mikhail Gorbachev

  4. Questions to Explore • 1. What is communism and why did it fail in the Soviet Union? • 2. What happened in the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin?

  5. Read p. 60 (Introductory paragraphs) • What does revolutionary mean? • Why Had Vladimir Lenin previously been thrown out of Russia? • Why were the Germans supplying Lenin and his group of reformers with a way to get back into Russia? • Why did the Germans not want them talking to any German citizens?

  6. The Russian Revolution • 1914 Russia enters WWI against Germany • Harsh war, millions of Russians killed or wounded • At home people suffered severe food and fuel shortages • By March 1917 people were rioting, when police were sent to put down the uprising, they too joined the crowds.

  7. The Czar was forced to give up his throne and a weak government took over. • November 1917, Lenin and his supporters pushed the weak government aside. • Lenin knew that the Russian people wanted peace above all else ~ March 1917 signed a peace treaty with Germany and withdrew from the war • This is what the Germans had hoped for

  8. As Russia’s new leader, Lenin wanted a communist government. • Communism: a theory that says that all the people should own the farms and the factories. Everyone should share the work equally and receive an equal share of the rewards.

  9. The idea of communism appealed to many Russian people • For years the divide between the rich and the poor had been deep, the poor sufferring terrible hardships while the rich lived in luxury • In a communist nation, everyone is supposed to be equal • Lenin told the workers and serfs that communism would bring fairness and equality to all Russians

  10. What do you think about communism, based on what you have just learned about its purpose and ideals? • How do you think you would have felt about the idea of communism had you been a worker or serf in Russia during this time period?

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