Communism or Capitalism –page 120 Your public high school A child’s lemonade stand A government that provides health care for all citizens The local fire department You sell a candy bar for 25 cents more than what you bought it for Yosemite National Park

Warm Up-107 List 5 things you already know about Russia

Compare and contrast the rich and poor in Russia Compare and contrast the rich and poor in Russia. Why might poor people favor communism over capitalism?

What’s Wrong With Russia?

Still Ruled by an Absolute ruler ( CZAR) Social inequalities Ruthless treatment peasants began to revolt

Alexander III 1881- “Absolute Control” Censorship Secret police in schools Political prisoners kicked out Only speak Russian Only Eastern Orthodox Pogroms

Nicholas II-1894 Resistant to change Doubled the factories Trans-Siberian Railway (1904) Seen as incompetent

Revolution Nears Factories= awful working conditions Gap between rich and poor growing Lower classes followed ideas of Karl Marx “ Workers would rule”

2 Marxist (communist ) groups form 1903 1. Mensheviks- want revolution 2. Bolsheviks- smaller revolutions and radical change Lenin- had to flea to avoid trouble

Review List 2 things going wrong in Russia. Why was Communism growing in popularity in Russia? What were the names of the 2 newly forming communist groups in Russia? Who lead the Bolsheviks?

Why Russia was Falling Apart 1904-1917

Russo-Jap War Russia lost

Bloody Sunday-1905 500-1000 unarmed people were killed by the govt. Nicholas was forced to give up some power (DUMA)

WWI Millions dead Ignored orders Soldier did not have proper materials Little food and fuel at home

Review Who won the war between Japan and Russia? What happened on Bloody Sunday? How did WWI make things worse in Russia?

People have had enough…. Bring on the Revolutions

The March Revolution 1917 Czar steps down Lenin returns 200,000 took the streets “Down with the autocracy” “Down with the War” Czar steps down Soviets and provisional govt. rule Lenin returns

The Bolshevik Revolution Fall 1917 “ All power to the Soviets” “Peace, Land and Bread” Red Guards storm the Winter palace and take over A couple hours

Bolsheviks in Power All farmland given to peasants Factories given to workers Signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Russia lost a lot of land Treaty created widespread anger among Russians

Civil War in Russia A civil war broke out of who should rule Russia Mensheviks (white Army) or Bolsheviks (red Army) 15 million died It lasted 3 years Famine was widespread Bolsheviks won Lenin comes back to Russia to rule

Review What was the purpose of the March Revolution of 1917? Which leader came to power during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917? Why did the singing of The Treaty of Brest Litovsk make people angry? Who fought during the Civil War? Who won? How many people died during the Civil War?

Lenin Restores Order New economic Policy (NEP) Profit for individuals Govt. keep control of major businesses, factories, banks… Foreign Investment 1920 USSR- Moscow is capital Bolshevik party =Communist party USSR slowly recovered Lenin died 1924

Review Which leader created the NEP? Why was the NEP good for Russia?

Page 132-133 Write a eulogy for Lenin. Assume he has just died and talk about his life. Be sure to include Improvements he made to Russia Bolsheviks USSR Civil War Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Russia in WWI NEP- what was it ,why was it important Should be 1 full page

Warm Up- 134 1. List 4 reasons for the 1917 Revolutions 2. Who won the Japo- Russian War? 3. Why was Nicholas seen as Incompetent? 4. Why did Russia need to pull out of WWI? 5.Why were the peasants angry? 6. Who were the Bolsheviks? Who lead them? 7. Who was the Russian Civil War between? Who Won? 8. Why was Lenin’s NEP important? 9. Who was Lenin’s successor? 10. What new economic policy did Russia adopt?

Think of a lie you have heard from the US government and finish the following statements 1. The US government wanted the American people to think…………. The government wanted the people to think this because………….. 2. In reality we found out……. We found out by…………….

Joseph Stalin 1879-1953

Stalin Becomes Dictator Lenin believed Stalin was a dangerous man Stalin kicked Trotsky out and took control Wanted absolute power

Stalin takes total control ( totalitarian) Stalin become a totalitarian He wanted control of: Business Youth groups Housing Religion Education art Family life Government military

Review What is a “Totalitarian”? List 3 things Stalin controlled.

Stalin controls the Economy Command economy- govt. makes all decisions 5 year plans Increased steel, coal and oil production Decreased housing, food and clothing production It worked. Production increased, but it caused many side effects He assigned jobs, hours, pay….. Secret police killed people who did not help the Soviet Union by working

Stalin control Agriculture (Ag) 1928 govt. seized control of private farms Collective Farms-govt. owned farms Peasants revolted- Killed livestock 5-10 million killed Kulaks, wealthy peasants, were wiped out or sent to work camps

Review 1. What is the purpose of Stalin's 5 Year Plan? 2. Did his 5 year plans increase production of industrial products? 3. What were the negatives associated with Stalin’s 5 Year Plans? 4. What are Collective Farms? 5. Were Collective Farms successful? Why or why not?

Weapons of Stalin 8-13 million killed Secret police used tanks and armored cars to stop riots Monitored phone lines, read mail, planted informants Executed millions of “traitors” The Great Purge- 1934 –1939 thousand were tried for “crimes against the Soviet state” 8-13 million killed

Weapons of Stalin Indoctrination- molding minds Youth groups Propaganda Censorship Religious persecution No religion Religious relics and leaders were destroyed                                              

Daily life Under Stalin Women had more power By 1950 women made up 75% of doctors Motherhood- future generations of communists Education Govt. controlled all education                                              

Review 1. How did Stalin maintain control over the people?