The Russian Revolution and the Rise of Communism in Russia Causes of the Russian Revolution Political
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The Russian Revolution and the Rise of Communism in Russia Causes of the Russian Revolution Political Before the Revolution, Russia was an ____________________________________ The leader, _________________________ was incompetent Economic Russia lagged behind the other industrialized nations They tried to catch up, but rapid industrialization led to ________________________ Social Industrialization problems: Like?___________________________________________ Landless peasants were treated poorly and were angry Large gap between the ___________________________ led to the rise of revolutionary movements ____________________: willing to sacrifice everything for radical change. Led by Vladimir Lenin. Military _____________________________ in 1905: Russia and Japan competed for Korea and Manchuria as imperialist powers and Russia lost led to unrest and revolt at home _____________________________, 1905 1/22/1905: 200,000 workers and their families approached the palace in St. Petersburg asking for _______________________________ from Nicolas Nicolas’ men fired on the crowd, killing between 500 and 1000 people WWI ________________________________________________upset people in Russia The March Revolution March 1917: women textile workers led a city-wide strike and after there were riots over shortages of food and fuel The protests grew into a rebellion and Nicolas was forced to step down from the throne. He and his family were later executed. A temporary government was set up to take its place. Chaos ensued. The Bolshevik Revolution ____________________ led the Red Army of the _______________________________________ Their motto: _________________________________ Bolshevik government changes: Farmland given to peasants Workers control the factories truce with ______________________ to stop the war Civil War, 1918-1920 Started because Lenin had surrendered a lot of land to Germany in the _______________________ ___________________ (Bolsheviks) vs. the ______________________ Red Army wins, but 15 million Russians died in the 3 year war and in the famine that followed Lenin’s Solutions Economic Changes: _______________________: Created a new economy that was a mixture of ________________________ __________________. Peasants could sell their extra crops instead of giving them to the government. The government kept control of major industries but let some small factories and businesses operate privately. Political Reforms: Russia organized into ________________________________________________________ 1922: formation of the _____________________________________ (USSR) Bolsheviks renamed the __________________________________ Lenin’s death in 1924 led to a power struggle in the Communist party Lenin’s Successor: _________________________ Stalin takes control after Lenin dies Stalin transformed Russia into a _________________ state: _____________________: a government that has total, centralized control over every aspect of public and private life Social Stalin used different techniques to dominate the nation Secret Police: monitored _________________, read mail, and planted ________________ (even children). _____________________: many soviet writers, composers, and other artists were not allowed to create anything that went against the state. ____________________: a campaign of terror aimed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power. He had many supposed and/or real enemies killed. Propaganda: ____________________________________________________ Religious Persecution Economic Stalin changed the economy in Russia to ______________________ Stalin wanted to modernize the economy as fast as possible by _____________________________ and increasing _____________________________ _________________: forced factories to meet impossibly high goals for the production of goods in order to promote rapid industrial growth Collective Farms: by 1928, the government began to seize over 25 million privately owned farms in the USSR and combined them into large, government owned farms called collective farms. This led to a ______________________ in the USSR. The Future Stalin remains in control of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party until well into the 1930s. 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