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The Russian Revolution, 1917 Causes and Effects

The Russian Revolution, 1917 Causes and Effects. Lenin addresses a crowd. Causes of the 1917 Russian Revolution. Widespread discontent-all classes Agitation from revolutionaries Weak leadership of Tsar Nicholas II Defeat in Russo Japanese War, 1905 Bloody Sunday, 1905 Losses in WWI.

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The Russian Revolution, 1917 Causes and Effects

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  1. The Russian Revolution, 1917Causes and Effects Lenin addresses a crowd

  2. Causes of the 1917 Russian Revolution • Widespread discontent-all classes • Agitation from revolutionaries • Weak leadership of Tsar Nicholas II • Defeat in Russo Japanese War, 1905 • Bloody Sunday, 1905 • Losses in WWI Demonstrators march on Winter Palace, 1905

  3. Russian Revolution of 1917 • Demonstrations in Petrograd • Abdication of Tsar Nicholas (March) • Growing power of local councils (soviet), especially the Petrograd Soviet • Lenin’s return to Russia (April) • Army Order Number 1 issued (May) • Agrarian upheaval (Summer) • Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister (July) • Failure of provisional government • Bolshevik takeover under Lenin (Nov) The Russian Revolution-Causes and Effects Nicholas II, March 1917, shortly after the revolution brought about his abdication.

  4. Peace w/ Germany- Treaty of Brest Litovsk (1918) • Civil War (1918-1920) • Russian economy in ruins • Trotsky effectively reorganizes the military • Use of Cheka • Ineffective Allied aid to Whites • Bolshevik victory in civil war & control of gov’t Effects of the 1917 Russian Revolution "Mount your horses, workers and peasants! The Red Cavalry is the guarantee of victory."

  5. How did each of the following events help the Bolsheviks gain and hold political control? • March Revolution 1917 • Forced tsar to abdicate – allowed Duma to set up provisional gov’t. • October (Bolshevik) Revolution 1917 • Toppled provisional gov’t, gave power to Bolsheviks • Civil War between the Red and White Armies • Caused millions of deaths, showed that Bolsheviks able to maintain power and crush opposition What role did each of the following individuals play in the Russian Revolution? • Karl Marx • Ideas formed basis for revolutionary gov’t • V.I. Lenin • Led Bolshevik revolution • Leon Trotsky • Commanded Red army and helped negotiate Treaty of Brest Litovsk

  6. Answer the following: How did each of the following events help the Bolsheviks gain and hold political control? • March Revolution 1917 • October Revolution 1917 • Civil War between the Red and White Armies What role did each of the following individuals play in the Russian Revolution? • Karl Marx • V.I. Lenin • Leon Trotsky

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