Russian Revolution vs. Rise of Fascism in Germany

Prompt 3

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas the 2ns

Descendent of Romanov Family and argued to keep the traditional societies of hereditary Monarch

Russian Revolution: Aristocracy

only a small handful of people were rich with land while the majority were peasants; “have and have nots”

Russian Revolution: Russia’s economical stance

Russia was economical and politically behind and had yet to adapt to the transformations going around them which cause them to suffer; failed to industrialized

Russian Revolution: 1904 Russo-Japanese War

Japan attacked Russia first; Russia was seen as the powerhouse of this conflict and along played Social Darwinism that because “Russians were white they were gonna win “

Russian Revolution: Duma 1905

was created to supposedly represent the people though Tsar Nicholas just put his rich friends into this therefore no change really; illusion of political change

Russia Revolution: Peasant unrest and discontent

people were advocating for a change in democracy as they saw how successful other nations were with their new form of government

Russian Revolution: Attempt to Industrialize

Tsar Nicholas gave the illusion of industrialization by having other nations Invest in Russia by opening up the boarders; “you’re a poor person working in the factory”; no real change because no innovation from people

Russian Revolution: Working Conditions

Miserable working conditions lead to peasants and workers form together into a larger union

Russian Revolution: People response to “no change”

Russia’s system never changed therefore huge fights and strikes broke out; Russian troops were sent out to quell the discontent of the people but lead to the killing of many; “No Political remedy

Russian Revolution: Role of WW1; Russians Conscripted

Around 4 million Russians joined the army for their “mother land” and lack of choice

Russian Revolution: Role of WW1; Economic Influences

real wages fall 15% to 45% and huge strikes were done; massive inflation due to scarcity the strikes were so bad they had began to be outlawed

Russian Revolution: Role of WW1; Bolsheviks Party

a movement that arose and led by Lenin but was outlawed by Russia but it still persisted; they promised “Bread, PEace and Land”; take from the haves and retribute to the have nots; were shot at by police

Russian Revolution: Role of WW1; Play Soldier

Tsar Nicholas went to the front of war to “play soldier” in a way to convince people he was in the right

Russian Revolution: Provisional Government

after Tsar Nicholas stepped down this new movement arose on the base of a liberalist government claiming to be the way forward of progress; though little progress was made back at home

Russian Revolution: Vladimir Lenin

claims to know the true way forward; advocated for lower class though he was middle class himself; wanted kill Tsar Nicholas in 1900 but exiled; upon his return he interpreted Karl Marx’s ideas of governing a society; “create the world’s first marxist state

Russian Revolution: October Revolution

peasants have the right to take over land; “Bread, Peace and Land”; provisional makes promises to soldiers and peasants; Soldiers loyal to Lenin seized Petrograd in 1917 and purged for Lenin; Bolshevik’s part overthrow Provisional government to establish new state led by communist party; Romanov family executed in July 1918

Rise of Fascism: National Collapse

Military defeat, wounded national pride; after the Peace Conference decided Germany should take all blame its nation collapsed

Rise of Fascism: Economic Collapse

mass wave of inflation, depression and unemployment; huge grief and lead to people feeling angry and though to be have been stabbed in the back which is what Nazi’s use to power this movement

Rise of Fascism: Government Paralysis

Weimar Republic; a movement in order to make Germany reborn could be one of the main pushes towards Fascism; Weimar Republic never gained true legitimacy

Rise of Fascism: Revolutionary Atmosphere

They viewed Russia’s communist movement as a threat and they feared what happened there could happen here in Germany

Rise of Fascism: Psychological Malaise

Again people felt the sense of a Lost Utopia; the cost of the war, a pandemic and then the Paris Peace Conference all scrambled their mentality; Nazis claimed to offer a solution to all of this

Rise of Fascism: Nazism

comprised of Disgruntled army veterans and they claimed to be the alternative to Socialism alliance with the rich; Nazis ARENT socialists rather killed Socialists; popular amongst unemployed veterans; overall racist movement if you weren’t White you are belittled

Fascism and Socialism main differences

Socialism - based on class poor people unite to overthrow government and split the riches; Fascism - a racial fiction, being white is fluid, we are united by purity

Rise of Fascism: Anti-Semitic

Nazis view Jewish people as the blame for their defeat and that they were the enemy

Rise of Fascism: Anti-Communist

Appealed heavily to the middle class; “communism was the work of the Jews, Karl Marx, class antagonism and hate the rich”

Rise if Fascism: Anti-Democratic

“parties and parliaments divide the nation, worthless bureaucrats”; against liberal movement and free speech divides us

Rise if Fascism: Anti-Rich

against Big Businesses; emphasis on Volk; “The bankers, ran by jews, fueled the war which kept it going stabbing us in the back”

Rise of Fascism: Struggle, Action, Protest

Struggle: conflict is natural Nazis viewed some people at “polluting” the world; Action: Deepens the ills Nazi actioned by force; Protest: Depression, Communism, Greed, Foreign Powers were all believed to be the fault of Jews

Rise of Fascism: Adolf Hitler

just like Lenin for Bolshevik Party, Hitler was the main leader of the Nazi party though not German but a WW1 veteran; Failed Coup1923 tried to lead an assassination then sentenced to prison once failed; Wrote a book 1924 called Mein Kampf about his struggles and actually praises U.S. in the book was overall very influential

Rise of Fascism: Hitler’s promises

I will bring us prosperity; he gave people a sense of hope for Germany and through Modern Media such as radio, film, staged rallies and burning books to further spread his words and propaganda; Hitler wanted to destroy History’s past

Rise of Fascism: 1932 German Elections

Nazis made up majority of the votes; Hitler appointed chancellor in 1933 as Nazism appealed to the German people who wanted radical change

Rise of Fascism: Junker Establishment

army; bureaucracy; industrialists did fear revolution but feared more communism and therefore Hitler was less of a threat; the wealthy sided with Hitler

Rise of Fascism: 1933 Changes

Reichstag fire was to blame the communists and the socialists but was inflicted by Nazis to start propaganda; Nazis banned all other parties that weren’t Nazism as they claimed “only legit party”;

Rise of Fascism: Revolution Solidified

Hitler seized power; purged dissidents; integrated establishment; Hitler began to silence minorities, musicians, scientists, artists and poets and they were seen as enemies; if you didn’t follow Hitler’s plan you were executed

Rise of Fascism: Hitler’s Rapid Rearming

Hitler shifts the flow of money back into Germany’s armies and refused to pay reparations; Ends depression and says “back to work everyone” promising Germany’s restoration; laws passed to suppress Jews; scapegoating since now Hitler was in power; Hitler challenges Versailles treaty and deemed Germany they have rights to what they lost; War overall was seen as “needed” by Hitler and was central to ti

Fascism & Russian Revolution: Both Anti-Liberal

Lenin with Bolshevik’s party wanted to stop a provisional government; Hitler wanted to destroy the Vidmar republic which he blames for stabbing in the back

Fascism & Russian Revolution: Both One Party Regimes

Bolshevik’s party in Russia: Nazi Party in Germant

Fascism & Russian Revolution: Both One man Dictatorships

Russia had Lenin; Germany Had Hitler, both wanted to become absolute power and authority

Fascism & Russian Revolution:: Both Secret police

They used either secret police or army to cause terror amongst citizens and high surveillance if posed threat; caused others to be too scared to resists

Fascism & Russian Revolution: Both have radical, transformative ideology

ultimately both lead to BRAND NEW ways of governing, ways that which had not existed before them; Russia believed the radical philosophy of socialism & communism; Germany its Fascism; although different we see the power of ideology taking motion

Fascism & Russian Revolution: Both have Scapegoats

Russia had the wealthy and aristocracy and foreign industrialists Tsar Nicholas welcomed in; Russia’s were unemployed, peasants and disgruntled veterans; For Germany it was the Jews to blame for the loss of the war; Germany was the middle class younker elite unite and come together and against the enemy within

Fascism & Russian Revolution: Key Differences

Fascism focused on race, protected elites and ultimately pro-capitalists and this sense of us and reborn is all written in race, Coalition, keep the rich in their power; Communism focus on class, destroyed elites, ultimately anti-capitalists seize from the have and redistribute to have-nots; Focus on the chronology Fascism is AFTER the Russian Revolution Nazis feared the communist as “if it happened there then it could happen here.