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Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution. Causes. Consequences. Military defeat Losing battles in WWI Weak Economy Economic strains from WWI Many men joined the armies leaving farms unattended causing food shortages (famine) Social Unrest

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Russian Revolution

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  1. Russian Revolution Causes Consequences • Military defeat • Losing battles in WWI • Weak Economy • Economic strains from WWI • Many men joined the armies leaving farms unattended causing food shortages (famine) • Social Unrest • Workers rebelled due to poor working conditions and they wanted higher pay • March 1917- Food riots and strikes broke out in St. Petersburg-caused by wartime misery • Bad Leadership • Government was corrupt and oppressive • Tsar refused to initiate reforms • Ends tsarist rule in Russia • Withdrawal of Russia from World War I • Creates the first Communist state • Formation of Soviet Union • Russia eventually evolves into a world power • Industrial growth and organization of economy on five-year plans • Lenin redistributes land • Moscow = New capital of Russia • Comintern (International office of communism) developed

  2. Russian Stabilization Leon Trotsky  Red Army used lower classes and peasants to build a successful army loyal to the government Lenin  New Economic Policy promised some freedom to small business and landowners Food production began to increase and regime was able to prepare durable structure A new constitution set up a system of socialist republics U.S.S.R.- The federal system of socialist republics established in 1923 in various ethnic regions of Russia and was dissolved in 1991 Controlled by CommunistsHad mixed impacts-- it preserved ethnic Russians but did little to impact minority groups like Jews Supreme Soviet developed which acted as a parliament but was controlled by communists Comintern-Encourages the formation of communist parties elsewhere Overall: Communists take over with authoritarian rule and make it more efficient than the last form of government, even enforced a political police

  3. Key Players Vladimir Lenin- founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution First head of the U.S.S.R War Problem: Solved this by signing treaty with Germany that ended hostilities and gave up parts of Western Russia- known as Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Supported his New Economic Policy (combined capitalism with socialism), redistributed land, and nationalized banks and industry Joseph Stalin-Successor to Lenin led through WWII Fought for position by crushing his opponents Strong nationalist view of communism (less focus on International Communism) Represented the anti-Western strain on Russian tradition Established a Five Year Plan to replace the New Economic Policy Pushed agricultural collectivization Furthered Cold War with the U.S.

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