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Russian Revolution
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Question | Answer |
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How was Czar's rule abusive and cruel? | Had secret police, spies, censorship and opponents sent to Siberia. |
How did Czar attack ethnic minorities? | Made Russia into one languafe |
Stalin | Became dictator of USSR after Lenin's death. Created 5 Year Plan to industrialize USSR. Executed millions who didn't follow him. |
Lenin | Helped overthrow the Czar and withdraw Russia from WWI |
Bolsheviks | Rightful followers of Marx. Eventually changed their name to communists. Used phrase "peace, land, bread" |
What were causes of the revolution? | Czars rule was abusive and cruel, Czar attacks ethnic minorities and Czar was undemocratic. |
Russo- Japanese War | Russia looses to Japan. |
Bloody Sunday | 200,000 workers go on strike. Command better working conditions and freedom. Results in nationwide strike and Czar is forced to promise freedom. |
WWI | As many Russians die, Czar is blamed. People grew tired of war and Bolsheviks took advantage. |
Karl Marx | Father of communism, wrote Communist Manifesto in 1940's |
What caused downfall of the Czar? | Russo- Japanese War, Bloody Sunday, WWI |
5 Year Plan | Stalin hoped to industrialize Russia in 5 years. Focused on steel, mining, power plants, transportation, military equipment. |
Collectivization | As Stalin needed to increase food production,he ha to combine small farms to gov. owned farms and peasants refused to give up their farms. |
Class Struggle | Haves: Bourgeoisie- business Have Not's: factory workers and peasants |
Workers of the World Unite | Goal is to improve the lives of peasants and factory workers. |