Origins of the Russian Revolution and Early Bolshevik Rule

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Key Concepts: Revolutionary process, Historical Materialism, Leninism, Revolutionary Terror, War Communism, Planned Economies Main Actors: Czar Nicholas Il(he was afraid of revolution) and the Russian Royal Family, Lenin and the Bolsheviks o White Force, Alexander Kerensky and the Duma, Trotsky and Stalin Key elements: March Revolution, November Revolution, Petrograd, Soviets, NEP (1921), USSR, Cheka What can ignite a revolution? When revolution ignites, there are already tensions, if there is inequality, social inequality, the conversation of war, new ideas (a better way to produce). These were thighs that ignited revolution. Worker unrest, poor governmental leadership and a disappointing performance at WWI lead to the Russian Revolution. Its aftermath: a civil war that ended a dynasty. The Romanov. Bad Policies,Luxury,Winter,Hunger. The Great War. Poor militarism, Unsuccessful patriotism, 2M killed, 4-6 M wounded. Failed (Capitalism) Industrial Revolution Class struggle, Worker unrest, Economic crisis, Poor industrialization, No middle class Alwxandra Feodorovna: People hate her because she lived in luxury. Grigori Rasputin, was the one that alexandra took everythin...