WWI- Russian Revolution and Communism Flashcards
1
Q
how was WWI destabilizing
A
- postwar pessimism
- people no longer trusted democracies
- European countries in shambles
- soldiers embraced political extremes
2
Q
Russia after WWI
A
- enlisted men became antiwar and wanted Russian revolution
- procommunist
3
Q
Germany after WWI
A
after street wars, Fascism became the popular belief
4
Q
France after WWI
A
many people and soldiers became pacifist
5
Q
what lead to Russian revolution
A
- failure of populists
- shift from reform to revolution
- abruptness of industrialization
- lack of middle class
- destabilization due to effects of war
- people hated old regime
- Lenin was manipulative
6
Q
rough outline of Russian communism
A
- Russian revolution
- civil war
- from Lenin to stalin
- Ukrainian Famine
7
Q
Key Russians
A
- Czar Nicholas II
- Rasputin
- Lenin
- Trotsky
