Lesson Bolshevik Revolution

Key Vocab Terms: Industrialization, unions,

Karl Marx, Socialism, Vladimir Lenin,
Bolsheviks (Red Army), and White Army
1. Poor Leadership of the Czar:

The historical leadership of the Czar

was _______________
________________ from the working
class Russians
Poor leadership in handling:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
2. World War I Death Toll in Russia
(Green)

What does the

political
cartoon say
about the
Russian
military power
in the RussoJapanese war?

3. Russia Industrialization
1863-1900 the number of factories
in Russia ___________
To avoid falling behind in Western
Europe, the government sought
_______________ and___________
By 1900's, Russia became the 4th
ranking _________ producer in the
world
4. Issues of Industrial

Within the factories came:

_____________, __________, and
____________
The government outlawed _______
so workers could not go on strike
_____________ ideologies started
to become more popular, and the
working class felt they could
overthrow the czar to put the
themselves in power

How would you

feel in fighting a
war you didnt
believe in?

Russian Japanese War Political Cartoon

Child labor
Did the Industrial
Revolution have
the same negative
effects similar to
what other
countries faced?
What are the
same common
themes?

Russian Workers Union

5. Women Movement

1917 Women textile workers led a citywide

strike
They argued for more _________ and
___________
Nearly 200,000 workers chanted in the street
"Down with the autocracy," and "Down with the
war"
___________ were sent to put a stop the riot
but ended up supporting the rioters
Women in Russia were viewed equal to men and
later on in the establishment of the USSR had
some of the same jobs as men

In Russia, International Women's Day 1917 was a time of

intense struggle against the Tsarist regime. Workers, including
women workers in textile and metal working industries, were
on strike in the capital city and opposition to Russia's
participation in the imperialist war raging in Europe was
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This is what the October
Revolution has given to the
working and peasant women,"
boasts this 1920 propaganda
poster. The woman gestures
toward a library, a cafeteria, a
workers club, a school for adults
and a "house for a mother and
child." The first Soviet
Constitution of 1918 proclaimed
gender equality at home, in the
workplace and in the society.
Women were free to attend
universities, work, divorce, own
private property, vote and get
elected for office.

How are the

Russian
women
portrayed?

6. Karl Marx

Started to gain popularity in Russia in the

1900's
He was from __________and was critical of
capitalism
He felt ___________ exploited people for
cheap labor
He came up with the theory of socialism
were wealth should be distributed among
equally in society
He wrote _____________________ were
the ideas of socialism could be shared with
other intellectuals

7. Lenins Influence

He had a hatred of the Czars, because his

brother was hung for being accused in the
assassination attempt of the Czar
Had an ________personality and was
excellent __________
He was also ruthless
In the early 1900s, Lenin had to flee to
Western Europe to avoid arrest by the
czarist regime. He did maintain contact with
the ___________and so he waited until he
could return safely to ___________

What is Lenins
opinion on
Capitalism?

8. The Bolsheviks Come To Power

Lenin returned to Russia in ______with the
help of the Germans
The Bolsheviks under the leadership of
Lenin started taking control of major cities
November 1917 the Bolsheviks (known as
the___________) took control of Winter
Palace in Petrograd and took over the
government office
After the takeover, the Bolsheviks wanted
____________ to be equally disrupted
among peasants and factories under the
control of the workers

Red Army VS.

White Army

9. White Army

Opposed the Bolsheviks in power and

caused a ___________ in Russia
White army is made up of: Russians who
_______________, people who wanted a
_______________, and ____________ who
opposed Lenin's style of socialism
The White Army was not properly
___________ group and had to fight an
army organized extremely well by Leon
Trotsky who commanded the Red Army

Why where their

Russians against
the Bolsheviks?
Explain?