Instructions: Use the Notes from Mrs. Avar to Complete the Information Below

World History Mrs. Avar Russian Revolution: TEACHER KEY Point Value: /5 Soviet Union / U.S.S.R. forms Instructions: Use the notes from Mrs. Avar to complete the information below. (If you were absent, make an appointment to use the sample binder or visit our class webpage for notes)

What happened in 1914? Czar Nicholas II entered Russia into World War I  Was Russia prepared for war? Explain. As the war worsened, the czar Russia had unprepared military and not Nicholas II lost control of Russia. enough money. Could not compete with List everything that resulted: Germany. (This showed the weakness of – Soldiers refused to fight czarist rule and Russia’s military leadership). – Price of goods became  What did Germany’s machine guns do? unaffordable Killed Russians by the thousands – People starved – Government corrupt & offered  Where did Czar Nicholas II go during the Great War? no solutions Went to the war front

 Who did he leave in charge at home? His wife

 Who started to influence his wife? What happened? An evil monk, Rasputin who corrupted her and the government.

Who were the Bolsheviks? Bolsheviks Group of revolutionaries who wanted to get rid of the czar.

What were they ready to sacrifice in order for change? Everything

Who was their leader? Vladmir Lenin The March Revolution What happened in March of 1917? Women textile workers led a citywide strike. Why were there riots? Shortages of bread and fuel What did the soldiers do?? At first obeyed orders to shoot the rioters but later sided with them. As a result of the March Revolution, what did the czar do?

He abdicated (was forced to step down) from the throne. What happened a year later?

Revolutionaries executed Nicholas and his whole family.

What happened to the 300 year czarist rule of the Romanov family?

Collapsed. After the Russian Revolution, a new government What did it want to do? had to be created in place of the imperial czarist Continue war with Germany government. What was this new, temporary government called? Who was its leader? Alex Kerensky Provisional government What happened to the conditions Was it weak or strong? Weak in Russia under its rule? They worsen SOVIETS What did revolutionaries start to do? What are “soviets”? Compete for power with the provisional government Local councils of workers, peasants and soldiers

How did soviet power compare to that of the What did they form? provisional government in many cities? Soviets They had more influence THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION / LENIN Who gained control of soviets in List all of Lenin’s Reforms: many major Russian cities?  All farmland be Lenin and Bolsheviks distributed among the What do people start to call for? peasants. “All power to the soviets.”!  Control of factories What was Lenin’s slogan for what given to the workers. people wanted?  1917 - Have a truce with “Peace, Land & Bread” Germany to stop all What happened to the provisional government? fighting and begin peace It fell / failed talks. What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? What do YOU think about it? Discuss, then Russia surrendered a large part of its territory to support and explain your response. Germany and its allies How did Russians feel about it? Humiliated - mad at Lenin and the Bolsheviks.