Russian Revolution Road Map 2

Duma Fails Tsar Nicholas II ignores all advice that will take power from him, and nothing changes in Russia By 1915, many Russian soldiers in WWI have no rifles or ammunition

March Revolution In March 1917, workers in Russia go on strike Tsar is forced to step down and set up a temporary government Russia continues to fight in war against Germany

Lenin and Bolsheviks Vladimir Lenin was a communist He wanted an elite group, called the Bolsheviks, to lead a revolution that would create a communist, equal society for all

November Revolution Temporary government continues to fight in WWI against Germany, angering many The Red Guard (armed factory workers and sailors) easily overthrew the government Bolsheviks took power, making Russia a communist state

Civil War Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918): Lenin made peace with Germany, allowing them to withdraw from the war – Russia gives up a lot of land on the West to leave war – Allows Russians to now focus on winning the revolution – 3 years of Civil War follow where the Reds (communists) finally win

Soviet Union (USSR) The communist Bolsheviks: – Distributed land to peasants – Workers were given control of factories – No private ownership

Capital Text: “Capital as the source of all evil”

The Tsar, the Priest and the Rich Man on the Shoulders of the Laboring People, 1918

Text at top: “Proletarians of all countries, unite!”

Text: “Literacy is the path to communism”

Quick Write "I became a communist... because of what I saw around me here in the United States of America. There was misery, there were children going to bed hungry, there was poverty, and there was no reason for it. We were the richest country in the world." Come up with several possible solutions that communists might use to end poverty, hunger, and misery.