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The Russian Revolution. Russians are losing the most men in battle in WWI. The people revolt against Czar Nicholas II and he resigns in April 1917. A provisional government is set up and Lenin comes back from exile. Lenin and the Bolsheviks take over the government in October 1917.
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Russians are losing the most men in battle in WWI The people revolt against Czar Nicholas II and he resigns in April 1917 A provisional government is set up and Lenin comes back from exile Lenin and the Bolsheviks take over the government in October 1917 Russia becomes a communist country and is now called USSR
The Big Ideas? • The people were unhappy with Czar Nicholas II and how he handled WWI • They revolted and Lenin took over with the Bolsheviks • Russia became a communist country and was renamed the USSR
What’s Next? • How was Europe effected by this? • What would this mean during WWII? • What eventually happened to the USSR?