The Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution
Wednesday, February
22, 2017
The Russian Revolution
In the early 1900’s, Russians were discontent
(unhappy)
1.Peasants paid high taxes
2.Non-Russians were mistreated
3. Middle class had no vote/say in government
4. Urban workers upset over low pay and harsh
working conditions
The Russian Revolution
• Bloody Sunday – 1905
1. 3,000 workers went to the Czar’s palace in St.
Petersburg with a petition to demanded
changes in Factory Work
( Reforms )
2. Government soldiers fired on the unarmed
crowd killing about 1/3 of the men
Men )
( 1,000
The Russian Revolution
1. Czar Nicolas II was unable to manage
Russia’s ongoing difficulties and his power
weakened
2. In March 1917, workers revolted by striking
and demanded bread and peace
3. The Czar finally gave up his throne
The Russian Revolution
1. A temporary government was set up, but it soon lost
the support of the people
2. Workers, Soldiers and Peasants formed
SOVIETS .
A Soviet was a (committee’s to represent a specific
group of peoples interests)
3. Bolsheviks WERE A radical Political Group of
soviets
4. That wanted drastic political and economic change in
Russia
The Russian Revolution
• Bolshevik Revolution – Led by Vladimir Lenin
• He promised…
1. To get Russia out of the war
2. Give all land to the peasants
3. Give factories to the workers
4. Give the government to the soviets
The Russian Revolution
• November 1917 Bolsheviks seized the Winter
Place in St. Petersburg
1.Bolsheviks massacred Czar Nichols II and his
family
2. The Bolsheviks then withdrew from the Eastern
Front and abandoned their allies
3. They signed a separate peace treaty with
Germany
The US Enters the War
Wednesday, February 22,
2017
The US Enters the War
• Many things challenged American Neutrality
1. Lusitania Sunk & “Americans Were Killed”
2. Zimmerman Telegram Sent to Mexico
3. Unrestricted U-Boat attacks on U.S. Merchant ships
4. British Naval Blockades stop U.S. trade with Europe
The US Enters the War
1. Public opinion was favorable for Britain because
of our traditional connection
2.Germany’s unrestricted use of the submarines (UBoat) affected U.S. public opinion Negatively
3. In 1915 - German U-Boat sank the British
passenger ship the Lusitania
4. Nearly 1,200 passengers died (128
Americans)
How will this Newspaper Headline Affect public opinion?
There were 1,248 cases of artillery shells, 4,927 boxes of 1,000 rifle bullets per box ( approx.
5 Million Bullets) and 2,000 more cases of machine gun ammunition on board the ship.
The US Enters the War
• Germany got scared the US would enter WW I
because of their submarine attacks so Germany
restricted their use of their
U-boats
.
• When POTUS Wilson came up for re-election in
1915 he used the slogan “He kept us out of war”!
A Majority of Americans wanted the U.S. to Stay OUT of WW I
The Republican Candidate Charles E. Hughes was more realistic, but
the American People did not want to hear the reality that the U.S.
would most likely be involved weather we wanted to or not. Hughes
was Right!
The US Enters the War
• Zimmerman Telegram – January 1917
1. The British intercept a telegram from Germany to Mexico &
Share it with the U.S.A.
2. The Telegram offered Mexico a deal to gain land in America
in return for attacking the U.S. on the Southern Border
3. April 1917, Pres. Wilson asked Congress to declare war on
Germany:
Congress Declares War
4. Pres. Wilson’s New Slogan For the Country
“Make the world safe for democracy”
Zimmerman Telegram
The US In The War
1. The American Forces
stopped the last push
of the Germans on the western front in France
2. Armistice Day
: November 11, 1918
It’s now Given the Title Veteran’s Day
3. An Armistice ( Military Agreement to end Fighting)
ENDED
the
the fighting between the Allies
Central Powers
and ended WW I
and
Before and After
The US and World War I
Lusitania
Soviets
Un-Restricted U-Boat Attacks
Russian Revolution
Blockade
Vladimir Lenin
President Woodrow Wilson
Czar Nicholas II
Bolsheviks
Zimmerman Note