1. Aim: Review for test on The Russian Revolution
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2. 1. Causes of the Revolution
Revolution of 1905 failed to solve Russia’s problems.
-Peasants live in extreme poverty.
-Czar Nicholas II had a luxurious lifestyle (yachts, palaces, trains, Faberge eggs)
-World War I- poorly equipped- food and fuel shortages.
-Similar to causes of French Revolution

3. 2. Results of the Revolution
1.        Russia becomes the first Communist country in the world.
-Lenin and the Bolsheviks take power- dictatorship.
-Russia withdraws from World War I.
-Industry is nationalized (government owned).

4. 3A. Lenin
Lenin- Not a Marxist Revolution- not enough industrial workers (mostly farmers).
-New Economic Policy (NEP)- introduced limited capitalism. Farmers can sell their surplus.

5. 3B. Stalin Stalin- 5 Year Plan- goal to industrialize.
-Purges- executes those who oppose him.
-Glorification- statues, pictures.
-Collectivization- put farmers on government owned farms- killed livestock and burned crops.

6. 4. Slogan “Peace, Bread and Land” -Peace to the soldiers from WWI
-Bread to the workers
-Land to the peasants

7. 5. Totalitarian
One leader has total control. Controls all aspects of people’s lives. Example- Stalin, Hitler

8. 6. Satellite
Satellite- nations taken over by the USSR to expand their power. Goal- to spread Communism and create a buffer zone of friendly nations in Eastern Europe

9. 7. Communism Communism- Command economy (government control).
-worker revolution
-workers take control of the means of production.
-Classless society –everybody is equal.
-work to benefit the group.
Problems: no incentive to work, shortage of consumer goods.

10. 8. Stalin v. Trotsky Power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin.
-Trotsky exiled to Mexico in 1929
-1940 murdered by an agent of Stalin.

11. 9. Czar Czar is a hereditary ruler of Russia.
Nicholas II Czar during Revolution
Similar to Louis XIV of France
Palaces, jewels and wealth
Pogroms- killed Jews
Czar and his family were killed July 1918

12. NEP
NEP- introduced capitalism. Provided incentives to work.

13. 11. Stalin
Stalin’s goal- industrialize. Collectivization- government owned farms. Peasants created a man made famine.