Transcript Russian Revolution: Civil War & The Soviet Union

Russian Revolution:
Civil War & The
Soviet Union
{ Objective:
I can evaluate how the
consequences of WWI and the
worldwide depression set the stage
for the Russian Revolution.
In 1918, Russia was still in
turmoil.
Lenin and the Bolsheviks had
seized power but were not
supported by all Russians.

Civil War [1918-1921]
1. Who seized power
following the November
revolution?
2. Did all Russians
support Lenin and the
Bolsheviks?
With aid from the
United States and
other Allied nations,
some opponents of the
Bolsheviks fought
against the new
government.
 In 1918, the White
Army of the
opposition began a
civil war to take back
control from the
Bolsheviks.

Czechoslovak legionaries of 8th
regiment killed by Bolsheviks at
Nikolsk Ussuriysky. 1918.
Civil War [1918-1921]
3. Who provided support
to opponents of the new
Bolshevik government?
4. What was the name of
this opposition group?
5. What did this lead to?
Three years later,
the fighting ended
with the victorious
Bolsheviks firmly
in control.
 They had crushed
all domestic
[inside the
country]
opposition groups
and ousted the
Allies.
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A Red Army detachment
during the October
Revolution
Civil War [1918-1921]
6. Who won the civil war?
American Troops
American & Japanese Troops Parade
Allied Intervention in the
Russian Civil War
British troops arriving in
Arkangelsk to replace the
American troops who will be going
home - early 1919.
Anti-Bolshevik Japanese
troops in Vladivostok
during the Russian Civil
War - 1921
Allied Intervention in the
Russian Civil War
Allied Intervention in the
Russian Civil War
Almost 15 million
people died in the
fighting.
 Now Lenin and the
Bolsheviks faced a
new task—the job
of governing the
vast country.
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Starving children in Russia
Civil War [19181921]
Starving Russians during
the drought of 1921
7. How many Russians
lost their life in the civil
war?
8. What major task did
Lenin and the Bolsheviks
have following the civil
war?
In 1922, Russia was reorganized into
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The USSR, or Soviet Union, was a
federation of 15 individual republics.
Each was known as a soviet republic, a
reference to the revolutionary councils
of the Russian revolution.
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The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union
9. How was Russia reorganized in
1922?
10. What was Russia’s new name?
[2]
11. How many republics existed in
the new Russian country?
12. How or why was the name
chosen for these republics? [In
honor of…]
A Communist government
was established to govern
this union of republics, and
Moscow became the new
national capital.
 Lenin ruled the nation as a
dictator.
 By the time of his death in
1924, Lenin had
transformed Russia from
an absolute monarchy into
a Communist dictatorship.
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Funeral of V.I. Lenin - 1924
The Soviet Union
13. What type of government was set up
to govern the union of republics?
14. What is the name of the new capital?
15. How did Lenin rule the new nation?
16. Lenin transformed Russia from one
government system to another. Name
those government systems.
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1. Who seized power following the November revolution?
2. Did all Russians support Lenin and the Bolsheviks?

3. Who provided support to opponents of the new Bolshevik
government?
4. What was the name of this opposition group?
5. What did this lead to?
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6. Who won the civil war?
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7. How many Russians lost their life in the civil war?
8. What major task did Lenin and the Bolsheviks have following
the civil war?
Review Questions
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9. How was Russia reorganized in 1922?
10. What was Russia’s new name? [2]
11. How many republics existed in the new Russian country?
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12. How or why was the name chosen for these republics? [In honor
of…]
13. What type of government was set up to govern the union of
republics?
14. What is the name of the new capital?
15. How did Lenin rule the new nation?
16. Lenin transformed Russia from one government system to
another. Name those government systems.
Review Questions