Russian Revolutions Assignment

Nicholas II- the man who became the czar in 1894 who continued the
tradition of Russia autocracy
Rasputin- a self-described holy man who claimed he had magic healing
power whom cast a spell over Nicholass wife Czarina Alexandra
Industrialization and growth of Revolutionary movements- the
movement that sparked as industrialization in Russia grew; as there
became more workers, they all came together as one realizing that they
were not being treated right and wanting to overthrow the czar. The
protestors were split into two different groups.
o Bolsheviks- the radical Russian Marxists revolutionists who
were willing to sacrifice everything for change.
o Mensheviks- the more moderate group that wanted a broad base
of support for the revolution.
Lenin- the major leader of the Bolsheviks whose real name was
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov who adopted the name Lenin.
Revolution of 1905- also known as Bloody Sunday was the enormous
rebellion that sparked change in Russia.
o Bloody Sunday- on January 22, 1905 about 200,000 people who
were mostly workers approached the cza
o rs Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. They only wanted change
but as they approached with the petition the palace guard were
ordered to fire killing over 1,000 men, women, and children.
o Russo-Japanese War- In the late 1800s Russia and Japan
competed for Korea and Manchuria. Russia and Japan signed
territorial agreements but Russia broke them leading to angry
Russian citizens who lost family in the war.

 WWI- in 1914, Nicholas II made an awful decision to drag his people

into WWI. Russia was very unprepared for Germany and as a result the
Germans mowed down the Russian troops with ease.
The Two Revolutions:
o March Revolution: in 1917, textile workers in Petrograd led a
citywide strike which consisted of riots that were caused by the
lack of food and fuel.
Provisional government- the temporary government that
the Duma established when the czarist rule that had
lasted three centuries had collapsed.
Alexander Kerensky- the leader of the provisional
government that decided to stay in WWI which lost him
the support of the citizens and soldiers.
o November Revolution- also known as the Bolshevik Revolution
All power to the Soviets- the people rallying in the
streets slogan
Bread, Land, and Peace- Lenins slogan
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk- unilateral treaty with Germany signed in
March of 1918 that forced Russia to humiliatingly give a large part of
its territory for Germany.
Trotsky- a revolutionary leader that expertly commanded the
Bolshevik Red Army
Civil War- from 1918 to 1920
o White Army- made up of many different groups such as the
supporters of the return of the czar, democratic government
supporters, and even the socialists that opposed of Lenins style
of socialism.

o Red Army- the laborers that opposed of the provisional

government that was in place at that time.
o Problems- the civil war caused chaos and famine resulting in the
deaths of over 14 million Russians.
o Results- the Red Army became victorious causing the Bolsheviks
to seize power
o Russias new name- Lenin renamed Russia the Russian Soviet
Federative Socialist Republic in 1922.