Your Thematic study for 2011
Topic 3: Revolutions and Turmoil: Social and Political Upheavals since c. 1500
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
ISSUE 1: Pre revolutionary Society and Government
Lets begin at 1900
Tsar = Autocracy
The Church Leaders
Nobles= owned 25% Land= very wealthy
Proletariat= ex peasants now lived in towns, very very poor
The Peasants= country farmers, former slaves, Extremely poor!!!
Nationalities= different cultures
Revolutionary Groups
1903- RUSSO JAPANESE WAR
As a result from the war
Living conditions= poor
Working conditions= poor
STRIKES BREAK OUT!!
WORKERS FORM SOVIETS
BLOODY SUNDAY
OCTOBER MANIFESTO
DUMA
THIS MUST MEAN REFORMS? 4 DUMAS BETWEEN
STOLPIN TO THE RESCUE?
AGRICULTURE REFORMS
INDUSTRY REFORMS
WAS THIS A BAND AID SOLUTION ?
YES….. WHY YOU ASK? WELL:
ISSUE 2 THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL AND OR INTERNAL FORCES IN THE COLLAPASE OF THE OLD ORDER AND SIEZURE OF POWER
Lets look at the FEBURARY REVOLUTION First
THE BIG MAJOR EXTERNAL CAUSE …..
Now for the INTERNAL CAUSES…
Suffering of the winter
Industrial developments halter
Social discontent
$$$Economic problems $$$
Tsar’s incompetency No experience in the Army
Immorality of the Tsarina
Revolutionary movements
THE RESULT OF THE FEBURARY REVOLUTION PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT =
LENIN APRIL THESIS
JULY DAYS
KORNILOV vs KRENSKY
THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION
HOW DID THEY SIEZE POWER?
INTERNAL THREATS TO THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL WORLD WAR I
ISSUE 3 CONSOLIDATION OF POWER
FEBURARY REVOLUTION THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FAILED TO CONSOLIDATE POWER THE PROVISONAL GOVERNMENT DID NOTHING ABOUT: -End of WWI -Alleviate food shortages -Improve poor living and working conditions.
OCTOBER REVOLUTION
LENIN TAKES OVER THE PROVISINAL GOVERNMENT
HE WALKS OUT OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
LENIN FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH:
CONTROL??
CONSOLIDATION Many/ALL of the aims of the Revolution and revolutionary theory had been met. Therefore the revolution had been consolidated!
THREATS TO THE CONSOLIDATION
ISSUE 4 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THREATS TO THE REVOLUTION AND HOW THEY WERE DEALT WITH
INTERNAL THREATS TO FEBURARY REVOLUTION
EXTERNAL THREATS TO FEBURARY REVOLUTION
INTERNAL THREATS OCT REVOLUTION Election failure Continuation of the War Opposition from national groups Counter Revolutionary Forces Economic chaos Political Problems
EXTERNAL THREATS TO THE OCT REVOLUTION