1. Why did Russia withdraw from World War I?
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Why did Russia withdraw from World War I?

2. Revolutions in Russia
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3. Czars Resist Change 1881: Alexander III halted all reforms
Authorized pograms
1894: Nicholas II became czar
Began industrializing Russia
Nicholas I

5. Revolutionary Movement Grows
Growth of factories caused bad working conditions, low wages, & child labor
Marxist believed proletariat would rule the country
Split into two groups:
Mensheviks (moderate)
Bolsheviks (radical)
Leader: Lenin

6. Crisis at Home 1800’s: Russo- Japanese War Caused unrest/revolt
Bloody Sunday (1905)
Workers/families petitioning for better working conditions
Nicholas II’s generals killed several hundred
Nicholas set up the Duma (Parliament)
Dissolved after 10 weeks

7. World War I: The Final Blow
Russia unprepared to handle WWI
Revealed weaknesses of czar and military
Czarina Alexandra fell under power of Rasputin
Soldiers mutinied, deserted, or ignored orders

8. The March Revolution 1917: Women textile workers led a strike
Riots over bread and fuel
Czar stepped down
Provisional govt set up
Soviets begin to influence government
Lenin returns to Russia

10. The Bolshevik Revolution
1917: Bolsheviks take over govt
Lenin becomes leader
Distributes farmland and gives control of factories to workers
1918: Signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Angered many Russians
Civil War: Red Army (communists) vs. White Army
Leon Trotsky led Red Army to victory
14 million died

12. Lenin Restores Order 1921: NEP – takes over economy
1922: Renames Russia – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
1928: Joseph Stalin takes over total command of the Communist Party