1. The Russian Revolution
Karl Marx’s Big Day!

2. Before the War…
• Russia was already experiencing
discontent.
• Unlike other global powers, Russia
really missed out on the
Enlightenment and its ideals of
freedom and equality.
• The poor were upset over economic,
political, and social issues.

3. The trifecta of
problems…
• The three largest
problems were:
• High Taxes
• Unsafe Working
Conditions
• And a Lack of
Political Rights.
• What does this
sound like?

4. Because of the
war….
• The Russians
were also upset
with the
destruction the war
was causing.
• The Germans just
kept coming, no
matter how many
Russians died in
fighting.
• The Germans had
better weapons.

5. The Czar
• Czar Nicholas II
had already dealt
with a minor
rebellion early on.
• He was not very
popular and he
began to lose
control of his
unlimited
monarchy.

6. The “Bolshevik”
Revolution
• In 1917, the poor and workers in Russia
revolted in the Bolshevik (Russian)
Revolution.
• The Czar and his family were murdered.

7. Vladimir Lenin
• Lenin, and the
Bolsheviks,
withdrew Russia
from the war.
• In 1918, they
signed a peace
treaty with
Germany.

8. The Results…
• When Russia quit fighting, the British and
French were all that kept Germany from
winning the war.
• They needed allies desperately.