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Russian Revolution and Civil War
2020-2021
Date
April 12, 2021, 11:59 p.m.
Additional Info
Watch the video below & hand-write in your binder/notes the guided questions below and your answers as you watch the video. In addition, consider the terms you should know given below. When finished please submit pictures of your complete work.
Guided Questions:
1) Why was Tsar Nicholas’ government inadequate during World War I?
2) Why was Nicholas a poor military leader?
3) What happened on International Women’s Day? Why?
4) What role did Germany have in the Russian Revolution of 1917?
5) What did Lenin mean by “peace, bread, and land?” What “thing” did Lenin think was necessary for real change to occur?
6) What ideologies made up the provisional Russian government prior to the revolution?
7) Why was the treaty between Russia and Germany considered “obscene” to Lenin?
8) Why did the Bolsheviks not like other socialist groups in Russia?
9) How did Bolshevism differ from Marxism?
10) What “progress” did the Bolsheviks make to improve daily life after the revolution and civil war?
What was the “New Economic Plan?” Why was it surprising for Communists to implement this plan?
Key Terms:
1) pogroms
2) zemstvos
3) duma
4) soviets
5) Bolsheviks
6) comintern
7) Reds
8) Whites
9) cheka
10) Green Army