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Russian Revolution
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Socialism: You have two cows. You give one to your neighbor. Socialism Communism: You have two cows. You give them to the Government and the Government then gives you some milk. Communism Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Capitalism Naziism: You have two cows. The Government shoots you and takes the cows. Naziism FEUDALISM You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. Industrialism: The bourgeoisie has two cows. It hires you to milk them, then sells you the milk
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What is socialism? – What is communism? What is needed to make this work? “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”
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What was Russia like before WWI? What happened to Russia in WWI?
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March 1917 February/March Revolution – Russia could not handle WWI Tsar goes to front (leaves wife in charge) Alexandra relied on Gregory Rasputin – Destroyed confidence in gov’t
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February/March Revolution – Due to losses, strikes tsar abdicated Dumas set up provisional government – Led by Alexander Kerensky – Stayed in war Radicals plotted own government – Set up soviets (councils of workers and soldiers)
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Vladimir Lenin Leader of Bolsheviks (means “majority”) Rewrite Marx – Thought elite should lead revolution – “Peace, Land, and Bread.”
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November 1917 November Revolution – Bolsheviks (and armed factory workers) overthrew provisional government Petrograd first, then other cities Civil War
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Bolsheviks – Ended WWI Treaty of Brest-Litovsk – Gave significant territory to Germany
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Civil War Reds vs. Whites – Terror – Reds win (Bolsheviks) 1922 USSR formed – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – (or CCCP: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик)
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Lenin’s New Economic Policy War communism brought economy to standstill NEP – State controlled banks, foreign trade, large industry – Small businesses allowed – Peasants held on to small plots and could sell surplus – Production climbed
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Is the NEP communism? – Lenin’s successor (Joseph Stalin) will return USSR to pure communism
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Comintern – An international community by which third world leaders would learn from the USSR about communism – Socialist movements in Eastern Europe, China, and Latin America
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