Transcript Russian Revolution: Civil War & The Soviet Union

Russian Revolution:
Civil War & The
Soviet Union
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Objective:
Analyze the causes and consequences of the
Russian Revolution including: 1) The lack
of economic, political and social reforms
under the czars; 2) the impact of World War
I; 3) The emergence of Lenin, Stalin, and the
Bolsheviks; 4) The rise of communism in
Russia.
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]
Who seized power
following the November
revolution?
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.
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Czechoslovak legionaries of 8th regiment killed
by Bolsheviks at Nikolsk Ussuriysky. 1918.
Civil War [1918-1921]
Who provided support to
opponents of the new
Bolshevik government?
What was the name of this
opposition group?
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]
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.

Starving children in Russia
Civil War [19181921]
Starving Russians during the
drought of 1921
How many Russians lost
their life in the civil war?
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
How was Russia reorganized in
1922?
What was Russia’s new name? [2]
How many republics existed in the
new Russian country?
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
What type of government was set up to
govern the union of republics?
What is the name of the new capital?
How did Lenin rule the new nation?
Lenin transformed Russia from one
government system to another. Name
those government systems.
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Who seized power following the November revolution?
Did all Russians support Lenin and the Bolsheviks?

Who provided support to opponents of the new Bolshevik
government?
What was the name of this opposition group?
What did this lead to?

Who won the civil war?

How many Russians lost their life in the civil war?
What major task did Lenin and the Bolsheviks have following the
civil war?
Bell Questions
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How was Russia reorganized in 1922?
What was Russia’s new name? [2]
How many republics existed in the new Russian country?

How or why was the name chosen for these republics? [In honor
of…]
What type of government was set up to govern the union of
republics?
What is the name of the new capital?
How did Lenin rule the new nation?
Lenin transformed Russia from one government system to another.
Name those government systems.
Bell Questions