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Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution. Background. Czar Nicholas leader of Russia Russian armies were poorly trained and equipped. Loses 1.7 million troops. Grigori Rasputin. Led Gov’t while the Czar visited troops Assassinated in 1916 due to economic disasters. Strikes.

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Russian Revolution

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  1. Russian Revolution

  2. Background • Czar Nicholas leader of Russia • Russian armies were poorly trained and equipped. • Loses 1.7 million troops

  3. Grigori Rasputin • Led Gov’t while the Czar visited troops • Assassinated in 1916 due to economic disasters.

  4. Strikes • March 1917 women led strikes due to bread shortages and rationing. • Czar Nicholas ordered the troops to shoot peasants and strikers. • Troops join demonstration

  5. Provisional Government • Czar Nicholas stepped down as leader • Government headed by Alexander Kerensky. • Continued to fight in WWI. • Challenged by Soviets who represented workers and soldiers.

  6. Bolsheviks • Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin • Dedicated to a revolution to overthrow the government. • Slogans, “Peace, Land, and Bread!” • “Worker Control of Production!”

  7. Takeover • Bolsheviks seize power in October of 1917. • Turned power to Congress of Soviets. • Named themselves The Communists. • March 1918 Lenin ended the war with Germany.

  8. Russian Civil War • Red Army- Communist army defeats an unorganized white army (supported Czar) • Red Army kills off remaining members of the monarchy

  9. U.S.S.R • Russia forms the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -or known as the Soviet Union -takes over surrounding nations

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