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The Russian Revolution Communism Takes Hold Slide 2 Czar Alexander III Becomes Czar in 1881 Keeps Autocracy Absolute Rule Against Reform Censorship Secret Police Anti-Semitism Pogroms I once ate a booger Slide 3 Czar Nicholas II Becomes Czar in 1894 Vows to keep Autocracy Russia is far behind the West in terms of industrialization Married to Alexandra I just love total power, dont you? Slide 4 Industrialization Begins Sergey Witte Czars Minister Increase in the production of Steel 4 th Worldwide Trans-Siberian Railway Connects European Russia to the Pacific Ocean Slide 5 Problems Begin People are upset that the Czar wont share power Workers are abused as industry grows Many revolutionary groups begin to grow in Russia Slide 6 The Bolsheviks Revolutionary group in Russia Supported the ideas of Karl Marx Vladimir Lenin was the leader of this group Forced into exile by the Secret Police Slide 7 Major Mistakes by the Czar Lose the Russo- Japanese War Beaten by new kids Bloody Sunday Killing of hundreds of peaceful protesters Eliminated the Duma Russias first Parliament World War I Not prepared Slide 8 Rasputin Religious Monk Alexandra & Alexis Hemophilia Used his influence to make political decisions Widespread rumors Sexual Power mongering He is eventually murdered Pg. 771 Slide 9 The March Revolution March of 1917 Began in Petrograd at a Textile Factory Uprising spreads throughout Russia The Czar was eventually removed Say Cheese! Slide 10 Bolshevik Revolution A provisional government took charge Leaders of the Duma Soviets eventually hold more power Localized labor groups Lenin returned to Russia Helped by Germany Provisional government topples Slide 11 Victory is Mine! Lenin & Bolsheviks grab power in November of 1917 Russia drops out of WWI All ownership is equalized Red Army vs. White Army Leon Trotsky leads the Red The Red Army wins in 1920 Slide 12 Lenin as Leader New Economic Policy Small scale capitalism USSR is born Moscow is the new capital The Communist Party takes control Not the proletariat By 1928, the USSR begins to improve Slide 13 Communism Spreads China Mao Zedong 1949 Korea Two nations developed after WWII Korean War Cuba Fidel Castro 1959 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh 1975