Russian Revolution of 1917 by https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy en-us 2019-04-17 23:52:10 UTC 2019-04-18 01:21:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Who was Vladimir Lenin? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352449776 Vladimir Lenin was a communist revolutionary from Russia. He was also the leader of the Bolshevik party. ]]> 2019-04-17 23:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352449776 How were his ideas similar to Karl Marx? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352450090 Both Lenin and Marx believed in a classes society. They did not like how poorly the working class was treated. This led them to the idea of no class system at all.]]> 2019-04-17 23:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352450090 How did these ideas lead to Russian communism? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451282 The working class started a revolution against the Russian government. As the revolution went on many soldiers joined the workers and the government could no longer resist their efforts. ]]> 2019-04-18 00:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451282 How did Joseph Stalin rise to power? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451336 Stalin was appointed by Lenin in 1917 to be on the first Central Committee of the Communist Party. In 1922 he became the secretary general of the group. After being put in this position he put his allies in government positions. 2 years later Lenin died and Stalin won the fight for the leadership of the Soviet Union.]]> 2019-04-18 00:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451336 How did Stalin build a Totalitarian state? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451450 Throughout his rule Stalin gave the secret police more power than they had ever had before and made citizens spy on each other in order for him to send citizens to the Gulag system of forced labor camps. He also gave government control of private farms, in turn starving and killing millions. ]]> 2019-04-18 00:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451450 How did his power transform the Soviet society? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451549 Stalin had made himself seem like he was a bigger part of history than he actually was. He had cities renamed after him, he changed history books, became the subject of many parts of art, and got his name into the Soviet national anthem. Stalin and his government were also in complete control of the Soviet media. ]]> 2019-04-18 00:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451549 What challenges did Russia pose to Western governments? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451656 Revolutionary Russia was no secret to the rest of the world which meant others were bound to follow their foot steps. Other countries such as Turkey and China started their own efforts to change the political situations in their own countries. This led to many issues within these countries governments as they were trying to prevent being overthrown.]]> 2019-04-18 00:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451656 What was the Comintern? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451689 The Communist International consisted of representatives from 50 countries. Their goal was to create a world system of communism that would replace the world capitalist economy. They would reach this goal through any means including force and violence. ]]> 2019-04-18 00:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451689 How did the Bolshevik movement impact other labor movements? 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451823 The Bolshevik movement was the first labor movement of it's kind. After seeing it's success other labor unions were formed in order to get the role that the working class deserved. Labor unions were formed in countries such as Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, and Upper Silesia. ]]> 2019-04-18 00:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451823 Pros & Cons of Lenin's NEP 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451912 Pros:
-There was a large rise in the production of electricity, cattle, pigs, grain, coal, and steel
-Peasants were able to grow more grain because they could make a profit
-There was an improvement in living conditions
-The government began to encourage foreign trade
-There was more money in the country itself because the government was collecting tax
-Production was increased because workers actually had something to work for so they put in more effort
Cons:
-People began making a profit which angered the Bolsheviks because they believed it was a betrayal of communism
-Minors, metal workers, and engine drivers were being payed less than before
-Cities were extremely overcrowded
-The prices of goods were still too high for many of the peasant]]> 2019-04-18 00:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451912 Work Cited 20jaullr1 https://padlet.com/20jaullr1/txfxtybosnhy/wish/352451972 "Communism: Karl Marx to Joseph Stalin." The University of North Carolina, CES, europe.unc.edu/iron-curtain/history/communism-karl-marx-to-joseph-stalin/.

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