Russian Revolution Flashcards
Why did the revolution happen in russia
Because in the west they had social legistlation and in russia they didnt
Why were the generals in russia in WW1 not qualified
They were just friends with the Tsar
What makes the situation in Russia for the common people worse
WW1
What did every russian want?
To get rid if the wat
What did the germans do
They sent Lenin tp start a revolution in Russia in hope of getting Russia out of the war
What did Lenin promise the Russians
Food and peace
The first revoltion happened in?
March 1917
The march revolution
Middle class revolution
What did the russians want in the revolution
To get rid of the Tsar (push him away)
What did the middle class want
A new goverbment(parliament) (not communism)
How does a parliament differ from the tsar
In the parliament peiple would vote on laws and the majority woukd win and the tsar would just choose the laws by himself
What did kerensjy want to do during WW1
Stay loyal to their allies (this was a mistake)
What was lenin able to do about kerensky
He was able to get people to start a revolution against kerensky
The October revolution
The “real revolution” and the communist revolution
What are the people with lenin called
The Bolsheviks
Mensheviks
More moderate than the bolsheviks
When did the bsheviks have their first win
In 1917 but they still had to get the rest of the world and russia
revolution 1.0
The october revolution
2.0 revolution
After 1917 (the civil war)
Long term causes of the revolution
An underdocratic government which was neither fair nor very good
The bad working and living conditionf for tye workers
The extreme proverty of the peasants and their need for more land.
Short term causes of the revolution
The war, inflation and unrest, rasputin
Stalin and russia
1928-1939
Lenin and russia
1917-1924
A collective farm
A collective farm is one which combines all the small farms of all the peasants in a village into one large unit. Machines fertilizers and modern farming techniques can be used.
