Russian Revolution

Global Regents ReviewPatten/Valdner

Long Term Causes Harsh Czars tried to suppress

reforms Peasant unrest

Rigid ClassesVery Poor

Urban Workers were exploited Diversity and Nationalism

Bloody Sunday On January 22,

1905 Peaceful March to

influence the Czar to reform

Nicholas II called on soldiers to fire upon marchers.

Bolshevik Revolution Leader – Lenin Followed Marxism Promised

“Peace, Bread, Land” Peace = Out of WWI Bread = Food Land = Equal distribution on land

Lenin pulled out of the war… So he could deal with internal problem

NEP – New Economic Plan Introduced a bit of Capitalism into Marxism

Joseph Stalin Great Purge

Rid the U.S.S.R. of all dissidents (people against Stalin)

Totalitarian Rule One-Party dictator who controls all aspects of

the citizen’s life

Stalin

Command Economy Government makes all economic decisions

Five Year Plan Plan to increase industry and farm output

Collectives Farms owned and operated by a group People starved because they resisted Stalin’s

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