1. The Aftermath of WWI Russian Revolution
SS6H7a: Describe major developments following World War I: The Russian Revolution

3. A few terms to know…

4. Russia: A Background Nicholas II – autocratic and ineffective
He ruled a country covering one-sixth of the earth’s total land surface
He had massive personal wealth
He was backed by an army of 1 million and secret police
Political parties banned – critics ended up in prison or exile
Press was censored

5. Russia: A Background
Many Russians worshipped the Czar and peasants typically had a picture of the Czar on a wall of their hut.
His word was law
He appointed his ministers
But did not have to listen to them
AND could ‘hire and fire’ them at will
He was a true autocrat.

6. Russia was… Only 40% ethnic Russians
80% were peasants – subsistence farmers
60%+ = illiterate
Life expectancy = 40
Low tech and low investment
Land ownership rare
Land owned by the Commune
It also organized taxes and allotted strips of land to each household

7. Russian Revolution In 1917, Russia went through a revolution.
A revolution is a big change of power in short amount of time.
Poor people in Russia (serfs) were unsatisfied with their lives because of poverty and starvation.
They blamed the rich ruling class of Russia and demanded the Czar (King) step down
The Czar of Russia (King) was Nicholas II

8. Russian Revolution This took place in 1917.
WWI had made the poor even poorer
They took over the Russian Government and killed Nicholas II and his whole family, ending the 300 year Romanov Dynasty.

9. Russian Revolution
After the Revolution, a Communist group known as the Bolsheviks took over
Communism is a system in which people cooperate to survive.
The leader of the Bolsheviks was Vladimir Lenin

10. Russian Revolution
Lenin and the Bolsheviks make Russia a Communist country and change the name.
Russia becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

11. USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics No
Russian King
Czar Nicholas II
Romanov
The Russians took over the government and killed Czar Nicholas II and his family.
Bolsheviks
Poor people in Russia
They were unsatisfied with their lives because of poverty and starvation.
Vladimir Lenin
Took over the government and killed Czar Nicholas II and his family.
Communist
1917
USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics No
Communist

12. How the Russian Revolution paved the way for future conflict and domination…
• Russia had: WWI debt, loss of land and goods, & 10 million war causalities
• Bad leadership (autocracy/Czar Nicholas II) led Russia into a deep social and economic depression
–Chaos & riots
–HUGE Class Divisions (wealthy upper class get richer and are in charge, while poor lower class get even poorer and can’t survive. No one in middle.)
• THEREFORE, when Lenin and Bolsheviks gave the option of communism, the citizens accepted the idea!

13. Peace, Land, and Bread

14. Russian Revolution

15. Quick Summary of the Russian Revolution