Leader of Bolshevik Party, goal to bring communism to Russia.
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Division of World
Communist v. Non-Communist
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Eastern Front
Russian army untrained and under prepared. No moral. By 1917, Russia had lost a lot of valuable territories (farmland, colonies, coal mines) and civilians rioting at home (Bread Riots), mutiny in military`
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Czar
Can no longer count of anyone to stay in power. Abdicated in March 1917. Removed both himself and son from the monarchy.
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Duma
Demands that monarchy must be abolished. Professional government put into place.
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Bolshevik Party
Wants no involvement in war, redistribution of land, believed that elections were ineffective. Founded in 1898.
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Split of the Bolshevik Party
1903, split by Lenin who didn't want elections. Got majority of party to his side. Dedicated to armed revolution.
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Goal of Lenin
No class and proletariat dictatorship. Use of state power to socialize economy.
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Struggle of Party
Struggled to get off the ground, no income. High illiteracy rate, no means of communication
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3 Promises of the Revolution
Land - Passed out as private property Peace - Promised withdrawal from war, land given up for peace treaty Bread - Necessities handed out
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Armed Takeover of St. Petersburg
Trotsky carried out armed takeover on November 7 and 8 1917. Same thing occurred in Moscow.
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Russian Civil War
Post revolution. Most of country counter revolutionaries.
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Royal Family
Killed so that they cannot be killed as rallying point.
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White Army
Majority former Czar's army. No military unity, no clear leader. Lack common demand. No way to mobilize, railroad lines held by Reds.
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Ally Betrayal of Russia
Invade to help prop up white army. "We must strangle the Bolshevik baby in its cradle."
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Total War
Civilians become targets. No point to POWs. Induced manmade famines, such as the Great Famine, killing over 5 million people
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Red Terror
Bolshevik campaign. Choose wrong side, must die. White terror fails.
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End of the Bloody Civil War
White army fails, foreign intervention fail, 22 million dead.
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