The Russian Revolution

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

Essential Question
How did the Russian
Revolution contribute to
instability in Europe
during and after WWI?

PEACE, LAND & BREAD VIDEO

Why would
people want to
rebel against
their
government?

This is the short

version.

For many years before

World War I, Russian
citizens had suffered
under the rule of Tsar
Nicholas II.

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The ruling class held the

countrys wealth, and
the peasants barely had
enough food to eat.

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Russia fought on the

side of the Entente in
World War I and
suffered terrible
losses.

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By 1917, Russia was tired

of food shortages,
shivering from coal
shortages, and exhausted
by war.

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Workers united against the

Russian ruler, overthrew
the monarchy, and killed
Nicholas and his family.

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The October Revolution

Bolsheviks 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.
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RISE OF COMMUNISM

Communism 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.

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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!

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This is known
as the
Russian
Revolution.
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