User:Atcovi/History/Russian Revolution SG


 * 1) Why did Russia erupt in revolution while fighting in WWI?
 * 2) *Famine
 * 3) *Loss of civilians
 * 4) *Tired of czar/and Lenin
 * 5) 2 groups oppressed by the czar: Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
 * 6) Pograms: Systematic oppression of a group of people in Russia.
 * 7) Nicholas II: Ruled Russia from 1894-1917. Oppressed in a palace and then murdered (along with his family).
 * 8) In 1904, Russia went to war with Japan--Japan hoping for land and the ability to move products across Asia. The Japanese eventually win the war due to their better weaponry.
 * 9) Embarrased for the defeat of the Russians and with the hopes of improved working conditions, the workers of Russia went to speak with the tzar, which ended in a bloodbath known as Bloody Sunday. Though, this led to more protests by the Russian people--eventually forcing Nicholas II to add the first parliament to power: Doma. This eventually becomes unsuccessful when Nicholas "dissolves" the group in a few months time.

WWI
Russia was a member of the Triple Entente and fought on the Eastern front. Russia didn't do so well in WWI because of a lack of modern guns, weapons, ammunition, food, uniforms, and blankets--eventually forcing Russia to leave the war.

Revolutions
2 revolutions: The provisional gov't, led by Kerensky, takes over the rule of Russia and the fighting in WWI until a new gov't can be established. Councils of soldiers and workers (Soviets) were established in some Russian cities to help perform basic governmental duties. Opponents of Kerensky were known as Soviets/Reds, later known as communists--led by Lenin. Lenin's slogan was Peace, Land, and bread. Lenin's next step is to sign the Brest-Litovsk with Germany that pulls Russia out of WWI. Not all Russians were happy with that signing, though, and Russia erupts in a civil war with Lenin's opponents being the Whites and the supporters of Lenin (and Bolsheviks) being the Red Army--Red Army created by Trotsky.
 * March Revolution
 * 1) March Revolution in St. Petersburg--Nicholas II abdicates.
 * Bolshevik Revolution
 * 1) Bolshevik Revolution in general Russia--puts Lenin in power. Lenin carries the Russian civil war and adds the NEP.

US supports White army to spread their democratic plan.

Russia ahead
New Economic Policy is created to prevent the total collapse of Russia that incorporated privately-owned companies, buying and selling of goods and government control of major industries.
 * NEP

Lenin changes Russia's gov't by organizing it into several republics--eventually Russia turning into the USSR with Moscow as its capital. The Communist Party controlling Russia until 1990. Trotsky and Stalin struggle for power after Lenin's death. Stalin wins this struggle and Trotsky is chased out of Russia... eventually being assassinated in Mexico. A totalitarian government is when a government controls every aspect of public and private life. This type of government was executed when Stalin took over. Stalin replaces the NEP with a command economy, a gov't which makes all the economic decisions.
 * Lenin dies

Stalin's 5 Year Plan
Stalin's 5 Year-Plan takes place in 1928. The two greatest effects the New-Year-Plan had on Russia were greater gov't control and centralization of power.
 * Industrializing Russia
 * Heavy industry
 * Not a lot of consumer goods
 * Command Economy
 * Eventually: Collective Farms

Collective Farm: Large, government-owned farm. Peasants who did not go along with collectivization were executed or sent to work in camps called Gulags. These people were often members of a class of wealthy peasants, called Kulaks.

Great Purge: Stalin eliminates anyone who threatens his power.

Education
There were 2 methods of re-education. One was the instruction of government beliefs (indoctrination) and the usage of bias information to spread ideas (propoganda).

4 features of life under a totalitarian regime:
 * 1) Secret Police
 * 2) Censorship
 * 3) Indoctrination
 * 4) Religious Persecution