1. Russian Revolution

2. Csar Nicholas II

3. Class Struggle Rapid Industrialization Workers unhappy with conditions Marxist ideas- workers would rule the country

4. Crises at Home Russo-Japanese War (1905) Repeated Russian losses-unrest at home

5. Bloody Sunday 1905 Workers petition the czar Wave of Strikes, violence spreads

6. WW1 1914-1917 Final blow to Czar power Russia not ready to handle costs

7. Rasputin Self-described Holy man Influenced the Czars wife Made key political decisions opposing reform

8. The March Revolution Women textile workers strike Exploded into general uprising Czar steps down

9. Provisional Government Temporary Government Continued to fight WW1 Angered peasants

10. Bolshevik Revolution November 1917 Lenin Returns “Peace, Land, and Bread” Bolsheviks take power Gave farmland to peasants

11. Civil War Lenin agrees to pull out of WW1 Lenin faces unrest at home 14 million die in revolution

12. Russian Order 1921 Lenin restores order New Economic Policy State controls major industries

13. Communist Bolsheviks renamed the Communist party Lenin established a dictatorship- Party held all the power

14. Joseph Stalin Cold, Hard, and Impersonal “Man of Steel” Worked behind the scenes to obtain power

15. Total Control 1928 Totalitarianism- government takes total control of public and private life.

16. Totalitarian State Police Terror-Crush opposition Great Purge- Executed thousands who threaten Stalin’s powers

17. Propaganda Stalin controlled all source of information Image- Everything is Fine

18. Education Children learned virtues of communist party

19. Religion Stalin Attacked Religion Beliefs mere superstitions

20. Command Economy Government makes all the decisions Five Year Plan-impossible production goals In order to reach these goals, consumer items were limited

21. Forced Migration

22. Agriculture Collective Farms- Hundreds of families forced to work on farms to produce food for the state Ukraine Genocide- 3-5 million died

23. Daily Life under Stalin More educated and skilled workers Women Gained Equal Rights

24. Mid-1930’s Stalin had complete control of Soviet Union (Russia) Industrial and political power Total social control ruled by terror