The document provides background information on the Russian Revolution. It describes the authoritarian rule of the Russian monarchy up until 1917, with the Czars having unlimited power. World War I was unpopular in Russia and led to unrest and protests against the monarchy. In March 1917, the Czar abdicated his throne under pressure and a provisional government took over, but it too proved unpopular. In October 1917, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power in the October Revolution promising peace, land, and bread. Lenin established a communist totalitarian state in Russia and his successor, Joseph Stalin, took control in 1924 and created an even more repressive totalitarian regime.

1. Russian Revolution

2. Opening Focus Assignments 1/9 “Faults of WWI Peace Treaty”

3. 1/10 “WWI and changing values”

4. 1/11 “Views of the War”

5. 1/14 “Lost Generation”

6. 1/15 “Dawes Plan”

7. 1/18 “Path to Revolution”

8. Russian Government Before Revolution Monarchy: The Czar (Tsar)

9. Until 1905 the Tsar's powers were unlimited.

10. Russia had no constitution,

11. no political party system to check the Tsar's power

12. A strong secret police which terrorized the people.

13. Royal Background Nicholas I Created the first secret police in Russia, brutal leader, response to revolt of army officers in 1825

14. Czar Alexander II He implemented important reforms, notably the abolition of serfdom,

15. In 1867, he sold Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to the United States.

16. Killed by the Revolutionary Group: The People’s Will

17. Czar Alexander III Alexander III's reign was during an industrial revolution in Russia .

18. His reign was harsh, against revolutionaries and other liberal movements.

19. Czar Nicholas II (1894) Last Czar of Russia Nicholas II was a harsh and weak ruler

20. The Russian economy was bankrupt because of the Russo-Japanese War and WWI Russia’s entry into WWI became very unpopular.

21. Czar Nicholas II and Family

22. Russo-Japanese War (1904) Dispute over Manchuria with Japan Shook national confidence in their progress and rule of Czar.

23. Bloody Sunday (1905)

24. Russia and World War I Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary

25. War becomes unpopular

26. Rationing leads to starvation

27. Nicholas II leaves St. Petersburg to war front

29. Rasputin