Causes of Revolution
what was a small but big cause of the Revolution
A severely underdeveloped industrial company was unable to support the war effort
who was one of the key Figures in the Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin, founder of the bolshevik party and the first leader of the Soviet Union.
what was a major event in the 1917 Russian revolution?
The provisional governments decision fighting in world war 1 alongside with severe shortages, fueled popular discontent
what was life like under the tsars
The new government immediately began seizing private land for redistribution nationalizing banks, and moving to end Russia's involvement in World War 1
what were some key things that happened in the rise of the Soviet Union
Following a brutal civil war, the USSR was formally established on December 30, 1922, uniting Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Transcaucasian republics.
what was one of the mild but key causes of the effort
The violent crackdown on peaceful protesters on "Bloody Sunday" in 1905 destroyed peoples faith in the Tsar, creating long term tension
who was another key leader in the Russian Revolution
Leon Trotsky: Key organizer of the October revolution and and creator of the red army
what was another key thing that happened during the 1917 Russian revolution
A "provisional goverenment tried to rule but faced intense rivalry from Petrograd soviet
what happened under life in the tsars
the okhrana silenced distent with strikes illegal until 1905 leading to violent suppressions of uprisings
in the late 1920's who took control of the Soviet union
Joseph Stalin
what was one of the high key efforts in the Russian Revolution
despite the abolition of serfdom in 1861 peasents remained largely impoverished, with a tiny percent of the population owning a vast majority of the land leading to wide spread anger.
who was the last key figure in the Russian Revolution
Joseph Stalin: A Bolshevik Operative who grew up in power of the revolution and subsequent civil war
what was one more thing that happened during the 1917 Russian revolution?
The new government immediately began seizing private land for redistribution, nationalizing banks, and moving to end Russia's involvement in World War I.
what was a final thing that happened during the life under the tsars
No effective political representation existed; Tsar Nicholas II resisted reforms and held absolute power
what did Stalin enforce when he took over
Stalin enforced rapid industrialization and forced collectivization of agriculture