Russia Revolution Flashcards
when did the Russian Revolution happen
in 1917 march- nov 1917
why did it happen
Russia was under the dictatorship of the Tsar’s and the Russian’s were exploited by superior positions of society and most of them were living a poor life in starvation.
Russia was doing really badly at war they lost a lot of men and the Russian’s were sick of this.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks party- the is was a communist party who lead the revolution.
what happened to the Tsar’s
they were taken to Yekaterinburg on July 17, 1918 were they were murdered by Cheka, the Bolshevik secret police.
why did the Russian revolution worry certain European countries
they worried that other countries would be influenced
main people who worried were: ruling classes, Churches, middle class, European Monarchies (because the Tsar’s were brutally killed same could happen to them).
Also, Russia dropped out of war- other countries could become influenced to do the same, but that would lead to more problems.
why did did communism not actually work in russia
after Lenin was shot Joseph Stalin rose to become the leader of the USSR, which was meant to be a communist party,
however Stalin took advantage of his position and appointed himself dictator of Russia.
