The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution

3/2/20151STANDARD

The student will explain conflict and change in Europe in the 21st century.

3/2/20152Essential Question

How did the Russian Revolution contribute to instability in Europe during and after WWI?3/2/20153PEACE, LAND & BREAD VIDEO3/2/20154

Why would people want to rebel against their government?3/2/20155

This is the short version.3/2/20156For many years before World War I, Russian citizens had suffered under the rule of Tsar Nicholas II.

3/2/20157The ruling class held the countrys wealth, and the peasants barely had enough food to eat.

3/2/20158Russia fought on the side of the Entente in World War I and suffered terrible losses.

3/2/20159By 1917, Russia was tired of food shortages, shivering from coal shortages, and exhausted by war.

3/2/201510Workers united against the Russian ruler, overthrew the monarchy, and killed Nicholas and his family.

3/2/2015113/2/201512

The October RevolutionBolsheviks gain support from peasants with promises of land.Led by VladimirLenin with slogans such as Peace, Land, Bread!, the Bolsheviks take over the provisional government.The Bolshevik Party will be later named The Russian Communist Party.

3/2/201513RISE OF COMMUNISM

3/2/201514Communism is the theory that all people should be equal and there should be no classes. Everyone should work for the good of the country and wealth would be equally shared amongst all citizens.

This was not favored by most countries in Europe and America.Most countries were capitalist and did not favor communism.While communism favored equality for everyone, capitalism had some fundamental differences.In capitalism, it is believed that some people naturally have more resources and thus things will naturally be unequal.In capitalism competition is encouraged while in communism it is not!3/2/201515ARGUMENT BETWEEN CAPITALISM AND COMMUNISMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH4j5NiJAiE3/2/201516This is known as the Russian Revolution.3/2/201517