Russian Revolution

Add New Economic PolicyAdd bread, land, peaceFirst day backPrint pre testDo I have bellwork?Hand back notebooksHand out clickers

3Bring your spiral notebook every day. You should be using the Imperialism notebook.What will we learn today?10.3.6 Communism as opposed to capitalism10.5.3 How the Russian Revolution affected WWI10.6.3 Disillusionment and the void filled by dictators10.7.1 Causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution10.7.2 Trace Stalins rise to power and analyze his regime10.7.3 The rise, aggression, and human costs of totalitarian regimes.Unit 6: Russian Revolution and 1920sWhat do you think of communism? Would you be in favor of America becoming communist?

Pre-TestUnit 6: Russian Revolution and the Rise of DictatorsAssn #1 14.1A Russian RevolutionAssn #2Russian Revolution Phocabulary

14.1 Revolutions in RussiaAssignment:

Describe the autocratic methods of Alexander III and the economic changes under Nicholas II. Explain the crises that paved the way for the March Revolution and the end of czarist rule. Summarize the Bolshevik Revolution and its outcome. Explain Lenins reforms and Stalins rise.Objectives

How did the events of the Russian Revolution both help and hurt Russia?Essential Question

Long-term social unrest in Russia exploded in revolution, and ushered in the first Communist government.The Big Idea

Problems in Russia that Led to Revolution

Russia had a tradition of oppressive rulersOrganized violence against JewsStrict censorship (including on private letters)Absolute authorityOnly Russian language was to be spokenOnly worship the Russian Orthodox ChurchSecret Police

Oppressive Rulers in Russia

Succeed his father Alexander III as Czar in 1894He was committed to keeping total control over Russia.Married Czarina AlexandraWeak leadershipLast of the Romanovs

Czar Nicholas II1212

Grand-daughter of Queen Victoria (Great Britain)Cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, with whom Russia went to warMarried for loveAlexandria was not well liked by the people

Romanov Children

OppressiveHow was Russia under Czarist rule?

Nicholas II launched program aimed at building Russias industryBecame a leading producer of steel in the worldCatching up to the Industrialized World

Poor working conditionsLow wagesChild laborMost were still poor

Effects on Workers

Rapid industrialization changed the economyFactories doubled between 1863-1900Fourth leading steel leader due to higher taxes on citizens and foreign investorsTrans-Siberian Railway links western and eastern Russia (longest in the world)

Russia Industrializes1818

Workers (proletariat) grew angry and often went on strikeIdeas of Communism were developed by Karl MarxBolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin pushed for revolution

Angry Workers

Haves and Have Nots

Marxism- radical form of socialism where all aspects of industry are owned by the governmentProletariat- working classMarxist believed proletariat would overthrow czarMarxists split into two groups over revolutionary tacticsMensheviks= moderates wanting popular support of revolutionBolsheviks=radical revolutionaries willing to sacrifice everything for change (lead by Vladimir Lenin)

Marxism 2121

Leader of the BolsheviksVery organizedRuthlessFled to western Europe to avoid arrest by the czarist regimeMaintained contact with the Bolsheviks

Vladimir Lenin: Father of the Revolution

2222

Checking for UnderstandingHow was Russia under Czarist rule?Oppressive

Checking for UnderstandingWhat was the leading factor that led to the Russian Revolution?Industrialism

Checking for UnderstandingWho built the longest single railroad in the world?Russia!

Checking for UnderstandingWho developed the ideas for communism?Karl Marx

Checking for UnderstandingWhat political group did Lenin lead?The Bolshiviks

2828

Russo-Japanese defeat looked very bad.Problems Nicholas FacedBloody Sunday-Jan 1905, 200,000 workers and their families protested the czars winter palace-Wanted job reforms-Nicholas ordered soldiers to fire in the crowd-1,000+ wounded several hundred killed

Provoked a wave of strikes and violenceOctober 1905 Nicholas promised more freedomApproved creation of Duma-Russias first parliament Czar refused to share power and dissolved Duma after 10 weeks

Results of Bloody Sunday3131

Suffering caused by WWI was the final blow against the czars rule4 million Russian soldiers were killed, wounded, or capturedCzar lost control of RussiaSoldiers refused to fightPeople were starving

WWI Causes More Problems

Starvation

1915 Nicholas moved his headquarters to the war front- hoped to rally troopsHis wife, Alexandra was left in charge of the country

Czarina Left in Charge

She ignores czars chief advisorsPuts all her trust in Rasputin a self proclaimed holy man with magical powersRasputin

Come on Alexandriahe just looks creepy!

Miracle HealerAlexis suffered from hemophilia, a Blood disease, and was in constant painRasputin eased his symptoms

One theory regarding Rasputin's ability to stop Alexei's bleeding is that he used a sort of hypnosis to slow the boy's heartbeat, reducing the force with which the blood was circulated in his body3838

Secrets of the Romanovs Part 1 (start at 8:45 and go to end of part 2)Rasputin

Alexandra gave Rasputin key political power to show gratitude for helping AlexisHe opposed reform measures and gave his friends political positions1916 a group of nobles murdered RasputinNeither Nicholas or Alexandra proved capable of tackling these enormous problemsRasputin is Killed

The BolshevikRevolution

Nicholas soon lost control. Strikes, revolts and protests led to the March Revolution of 1917.Revolution

Women who worked in factories in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) stood in line after a 12 hour shift to purchase insanely priced bread. 10,000 women marched with the slogan Peace and BreadThe women were joined by other workers creating a general strike. Czars solution was to fire upon the crowds but the soldiers joined the movement instead!

THE MARCH REVOLUTION

1917- Czar Nicholas is forced to abdicate his throneIn prison in the Winter PalaceCzar Abdicates

No more servants to do their work

A year after the Czar abdicated the entire royal family was murdered

Execution of the Romanovs

4747

Checking for UnderstandingWhy did the Czar get rid of the Duma?He did not want to share power

Checking for UnderstandingWhy did the royal family put their trust in Rasputin?He was able to ease Alexis symptoms.

Checking for UnderstandingWhat does abdicate mean?To give up the throneRasputin SongThere lived a certain man in Russia long agoHe was big and strong in his eyes a flaming glowMost people looked at him with terror and with fearBut to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dearHe could preach the bible like a preacher, full of ecstasy and fireBut he also was the kind of teacher women would desire

Ra-Ra-RasputinLover of the Russian queenThere was a cat that really was goneRa-Ra-RasputinRussia's greatest love machineIt was a shame how he carried on

He ruled the Russian land, and never mind the CzarBut the Cossachok he danced really wunderbarAll affairs of state, he was the man to pleaseBut he was real great when he had a girl to squeezeFor the queen he was no wheeling-dealer, though she heard the things he'd doneShe believed he was a holy healer who would heal her son

Ra-Ra-RasputinLover of the Russian queenThere was a cat that really was goneRa-Ra-RasputinRussia's greatest love machineIt was a shame how he carried on

But when his drinking and lusting, and his hunger for power became known to more and more people, the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder...

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

"This man's just gotta go," declared his enemies,But the ladies begged, "don't you try to do it, please!"No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charmsThough he was a brute they just fell into his armsThen one night some men of higher standingSet a trap, they're not to blame"Come to visit us," they kept demanding, and he really came.

Ra-Ra-RasputinLover of the Russian queenThey put some poison into his wine.

Ra-Ra-RasputinRussia's greatest love-machineHe drank it all and said: "I feel fine."

Ra-Ra-RasputinLover of the Russian queenThey didn't quit, they wanted his head

Ra-Ra-RasputinRussia's greatest love machineAnd so they shot him till he was dead.

Oh, those Russians!Assignment:Russian Rev. PhocabularyCzarProletariatBolsheviksMarxism/CommunismBloody SundayRasputinabdicate