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The Russian Revolution

By Emma Glynn
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    The Russian Revolution

  • The Reign of Czar Alexander III (1881-1844)

    The Reign of Czar Alexander III (1881-1844)
    • the Anti-Semitic movement against the Jews
    • Autocracy, orthodoxy, and national homogeneity (one-man rule, one race, one religion)
    • He was only interested in the noble class SIGNIFICANCE: All these events set up the Czar for failure because the people would blame him for everything that went wrong during his rule. This set the stage for people not liking the Czar.

  • The Reign of Czar NIcholas II (1894-1917)

    The Reign of Czar NIcholas II (1894-1917)
    • Autocracy - his subjects revolted
    • Russia was struggling to industrialize - Nicholas ignored the needs of the people
    • He created a legislature called the Duma (constitutional monarchy) to make the people happy SIGNIFICANCE: He resigned in 1917 after his war efforts failed, and a provisional government was put in place. This set the stage for the Bolshevik Revolution.

  • The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)

    The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
    • Russia and Japan were in competition over land in Northern China
    • Japan was more industrialized than China - they had a better navy and better troops
    • Russia lost the war, they blamed Czar Nicholas - Duma created SIGNIFICANCE: The war caused unrest over social conditions in Russia which lead to the Russian Revolution. A general strike compelled the Czar to convert Russia to a constitutional monarchy.

  • Bloody Sunday (January 22, 1905)

    Bloody Sunday (January 22, 1905)
    • 200,000 workers marched to the Czar's Winter Palace to present a list of grievances and to demand relief from their working conditions
    • The Czar wasn't at his Winter Palace, and the police started shooting at the workers (100 killed, 3,000 injured) SIGNIFICANCE: The Czar gets blamed for the shooting, the uprising lessened belief in the government, and the Duma was created.

  • The Establishment of the Duma (1905)

    The Establishment of the Duma (1905)
    • Created by Czar Nicholas II
    • It was an elected legislature
    • It was created to change the government to a constitutional monarchy
    • Czar Nicholas II didn't actually want to create the Duma, he just did it so the people would stop complaining SIGNIFICANCE: It's done after the Russo-Japanese War, and Bloody Sunday; it's done to improve the Czar's reputation. After World War I he abdicated the throne and the Duma was replaced with a provisional (temporary) government.

  • Russia's Participation in WW I (1914-1917)

    Russia's Participation in WW I (1914-1917)
    • Weren't industrialized enough to fight well
    • Czar Nicholas was blamed for Russia's failure in the war
    • He lead the war from the Eastern Front, and the Russians fought poorly - he's blamed SIGNIFICANCE: People were blaming the Czar because of their loss, and he soon abdicated the throne in March 1917 and a temporary government was created in his absence.

  • The Death of Rasputin (1916)

    The Death of Rasputin (1916)
    • Worked as a mystic, an exorcist, and a healer
    • He was an uneducated peasant
    • Czar Nicholas's wife Alexandra was devoted to Rasputin because he lessened her son's medical condition
    • During WW I Czar Nicholas left the government in the hands of his wife, but in reality, Rasputin told Alexandra what to do so he was running the government
    • Rasputin put his incompetent friends in government positions - Czar was blamed SIGNIFICANCE: Rasputin was killed by nobles - Czar was blamed

  • Abdication Of Czar Nicholas II (March 1917)

    Abdication Of Czar Nicholas II (March 1917)
    • After he leaves a provisional government is created
    • The people hated him and blamed him for all Russia's failures SIGNIFICANCE: He was blamed for everything that happened during his reign including the provisional government.

  • The Bolshevik Revolution (1917)

    The Bolshevik Revolution (1917)
    • Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government
    • Vladimir Lenin took over and gained the support of the Bolsheviks and introduced communism
    • Conservatives don't want communism - leads to anger SIGNIFICANCE: The revolution leads to the civil war.

  • The Civil War (1917-1922)

    The Civil War (1917-1922)
    • Lenin created the Cheka to find the counter-revolutionists
    • The Red Terror - Bolsheviks stifled all opposition of the regime, as a result, 6,000 people were killed
    • Leon Trotsky lead the army of the Bolsheviks (Red Army) in the battle against the Germans
    • Bolsheviks murder the Romanovs
    • Red Army fights the White Army (allies from WWI) and wins SIGNIFICANCE: Food shortage caused by socialism laws implemented by the Cheka

  • The Establishment of the USSR (1922)

    The Establishment of the USSR (1922)
    • USSR is established in 1922 - self-governing republics discourage nationalism
    • Communist Party (Bolsheviks) holds all power - not true communism because there is still a government SIGNIFICANCE: The USSR will exist for the next 70 years until 1991.

  • Lenin's Death (1922)

    Lenin's Death (1922)
    • Dies of a series of strokes
    • In 1924 his replacement is debated (possible candidates are Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin) SIGNIFICANCE: Sets the stage for Stalin's rise to power.

  • Stalin's Rise to Power (1922-1927)

    Stalin's Rise to Power (1922-1927)
    • Stalin manipulates his way to power despite Lenin's concerns
    • In 1928 Stalin is in complete control of the Communist Party SIGNIFICANCE: Stalin is now aware of any threat to his power, which will impact Leon Trotsky negatively.

  • Leon Trotsky's Exile (1929)

    Leon Trotsky's Exile (1929)
    • Stalin exiles Trotsky to Mexico in 1929
    • Ten years after he's exiled in 1940, Stalin still considers him a threat to his power and he sends a man in Mexico to kill him - killed by an ice pick to the head SIGNIFICANCE: Stalin will later become dictator of the Soviet Union.