1. World History: Unit 4, Chapter 12, Section 3
World War I:
revolution in Russia

2. Main Idea The war and social unrest combined to push Russia to the edge of a revolution. The events that followed led to Russia’s exit from the war and became a major turning point in world history.
Question Column
What was Russia’s experience in World War I?
What were the main events of the Russian Revolution?
What major events took place after the Russian Revolution?

3. Rasputin illiterate and believed insane
self proclaimed holy man and healer
trusted advisor to Russia’s Czarina Alexandra
When Czar Nicholas II was fighting WWI, he helped make decisions on political appointments and military actions
December 1916 murdered by nobles for hurting the country

5. Russia and World War I
Russia was a troubled nation economically on the eve of WWI
Marxist group known as Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin planned to overthrow Czar
in 1914 the war caused economic conditions and patriotism to improve
Russian army was unprepared, outdated; Russian transportation inadequate
In 1915 Czar Nicholas took control of army, with disastrous results; left wife Czarina Alexandra in control with Grigory Rasputin to advise her

6. Find the Main Idea: How did World War I affect Russia?
Answer(s): poor economic conditions, worker strikes, unpopular czar

7. The Russian Revolution
Revolution: March 8, 1917, the Duma, Russia’s legislature disbanded
March 15, Nicholas stepped down; Russian monarchy ended
Known as “February Revolution” in Russia
Lenin returned in April 1917, with revolutionary idea of Marxism-Leninism (Bolshevism)
The “October Revolution” brought communism to Russia, Lenin was the new leader

8. Summarize: What were the main events of the Russian Revolution?
Answer(s): the February Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution

9. After the Revolution
Russia negotiated for peace in WWI but lost large parts of territory, upsetting many Russians
the “White Army” opposed the Bolsheviks and the Red Army; a civil war resulted for 3 years
Bolsheviks triumphed in 1920
Russian economy boosted in 1921 with Lenin’s “New Economic Policy”
1922: Russian reunited with neighboring land to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Soviet Union
Lenin died in 1924, leading to a struggle for control

10. Sequence: What events took place after the Russian Revolution?
Answer(s): The Bolsheviks formed the Red Army which fought against the White Army. The White Army was made up of army leaders, political opponents of the Bolsheviks, and wealthy Russians.