Unit 6: Russian Rev. Lesson 1

What I need to know How changing demographics during the Industrial Revolution led to the creation of new economic systems like communism. The impact that the shared culture of national groups and industrial classes had on changing society and politics in Europe

Objectives  Russia experienced a significant change in government when power shifted from monarchy to communism. Russia became the first nation to implement communism as a socio-economic system

Guiding questions Why did the monarchs in various countries participating in the war refuse to give up control of their various empires? What were the causes of the downfall of the Russian aristocracy and how did it cause the economy to crumble?

Russian Revolution Review: What led to it Corruption Frustration Debt

Going into depth: Overthrow of the monarchy and the movement into communism because of the Bolsheviks Lenin takes over and creates a communist system https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/Launch?id=934

Outcomes of this war Lenin’s revolution changed Russia by: Economics/ industrialism Social structure Culture (pride within the country and propaganda) International relations

Economics/ industrialism Share based economy Go from agriculture to industrialism After the revolution, new factories begin to arise everywhere and increase the ability for the country to grow. Population shifts into the city Schools begin to grow and illiteracy begins to dwindle

Social structure Goal was to get rid of social classes In the end it created a large split between the rich and the poor

International relations Russia no longer will participate in international wars Russia begins to be seen as a threat because of the extreme control and desire for land Begin to be seen as an actual threat: power rise and technologically

Vocab Continue on and record your vocabulary terms Quiz will follow

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne and was assassinated by Gavrillo Principe in 1914. His death was the spark that started World War I.

Alliances Alliances are agreements between countries to aid and support one another in the event of war.

Totalitarianism  Totalitarianism is a form of government in which a single party has total control over the country and every aspect of people's lives.

Propaganda Propaganda were ideas and facts that were used to further spread a particular political cause or ideology

Neutrality  Neutrality is the state or position of non- participation in a war.

Militarism  Militarism is the glorification of the military and one of the main causes of war.

Dictator A Dictator is a person who has complete and total control over a country.

Armistice An Armistice is an agreement to stop fighting and allow peace talks to begin.

Tsar Nicholas II  Tsar Nicholas II was the last Russian Tsar in the line of Romanov who was executed by the Bolsheviks in July 1918.

Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin founded the Russian Communist Party, led the Bolshevik Revolution and was the architect of the Soviet state.

Trench Warfare Trench Warfare was a form of combat in which soldiers took shelter in opposing lines of ditches. Used during World War I

Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War I had ended in 1918 and in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other events in Russia. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris.

League of Nations The League of Nations was an international organization that was created to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919) and it was dissolved in April 1946.

Fourteen Points The Fourteen Points was a speech made by President Woodrow Wilson on January 8, 1918 and stated that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and asked for postwar peace in Europe.

Central Powers The Central Powers were made up of an alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Bolsheviks Bolsheviks were the revolutionaries in Russia who succeeded in overthrowing Czar Nicholas II and taking control of Russia