Russian Revolution

Michael Howe 4/2/13
Prd. 7
Russian Revolution

List five things you learned from this power point:
1) The lack of republican ideas, little industrialization, and the disbandment of Duma all lead to the downfall of the Russian government.
2) The army sides with the rioters, instead of fighting them off.
3) 1918 they killed the royal family, and established the Secret Police (KGB).
4) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the war with Germany.
5) Created a civil war between the communists and the anti communists.

Long term Causes of Russian Revolution:

Long term Cause:	Explanation	Connection, comments, questions, connections…
The system of government and life in Russia was out of date.	All the institutions that supported the monarchy - such as the Church, the nobility and the faithful loyalty of the peasants - came from the Middle Ages. Meanwhile, new, modern forces were threatening the monarchy such as the middle class, an industrial working class and Marxism.	What happened to make their callender out of date? This reminds me of the Mayan calendar and the recent discussions of the mystery behind it. As well as how the Mayan calendar supposedly predicts the end of the world, but here the russian calendar just didn't predict this downfall. It’s quite humorous.
He was closest to his Military.	In 1894, Nicholas II was an autocrat. He ruled alone and unquestioned, but he had a weak personality, and his power was increasingly based on the military might of the Cossacks and on the Okhrana (the secret police). These were two-edged strengths - they kept him in power, but they made him increasingly unpopular.	The police ended up betraying him and there had been a creation of a new secret police force, the KGB.
Size	Russia was simply too big to rule.	What about the people who rule China?
Behind in advancement	Russia had very little industrialization and most of its people were still peasants.	It’s hard to imagine life as a peasant.
Weakness	Russia was militarily weak, they were an ununited nation, they had a variety of ethnicities and people occupying the land and it was all a jumbled mess screaming for revolution.	This is the main area that seems to make recognition of the upcoming revolution.
Revolutionaries	the Social Revolutionaries and the Marxists - split into the Mensheviks who wanted peaceful change and the Bolsheviks who wanted a revolution - committed acts of terrorism such as the murder of Prime Minister Stolypin in 1911.	Very similar to the French Revolution.
Short Term Causes:	Explanation:	Connection, comments, questions, connections…
Russia at war	In 1915, the Tsar took over personal command of the Russian army. This meant that he took the blame for losing the war.	Like an army falling one by one by one.
Russia’s Care	While the Tsar was away at war the care of Russia was left in the hands of his wife, and she left the care in the hands of Gregori Rasputin.	This shows a point of view, i read in a few places that Rasputin was a great man, of god. In others i read he was a crazy drunken peasant. Which is true?
Bad conditions	Soldiers coming home from the war told of defeat, bad generals, no guns, no boots and no medical supplies. People not afford food, or supplies for themselves or their family.	This is the bad economy

Name: Michael Howe Date: 4/2/12 6-3 Terms: Napoleon’s Europe (210-213) Directions: Complete the following graphic organizer. Remember to define or describe ID’s, events and terms in your own words Use critical analysis in your connections, commentary, questions, etc Display understanding of the terms in paragraph writing	Term/Identification	Definition/Description	Comments/Connections/Questions/ It is interesting because/I agree because…
Napoleon Bonaparte	Was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.	Napoleon was very short I heard, yet most pictures show him as a strong leader. Although I have seen a view paintings of Bonaparte depicted as a lesser man, lesser angry man.
Admiral Horatio Nelson	a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm and the sight in one eye. Of his several victories, the best known and most notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he was shot and killed.	Commanded the blockade of the French and Spanish fleets at Toulon
Battle of the Nile	a major naval battle fought between British and French fleets at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1–3 August 1798. The battle was the climax ofa naval campaign that had ranged across the Mediterranean during the previous three months, as a large French convoy sailed from Toulon to Alexandria, carrying an expeditionary force under General Napoleon Bonaparte. The French were defeated by the British forces led by Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelsoa major naval battle fought between British and French fleets at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1–3 August 1798. The battle was the climax of a naval campaign that had ranged across the Mediterranean during the previous three months, as a large French convoy sailed from Toulon to Alexandria, carrying an expeditionary force under General Napoleon Bonaparte. The French were defeated by the British forces led by Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson.	Bonaparte had sought to invade Egypt, as the first step in a campaign against British India, whose ultimate aim was to drive Britain out of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Coup d’etat	A group there to overthrow the government
Plebiscite	a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
Pope Pius VII Napoleonic Wars	born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was a monk, theologian and bishop, who reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823. were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly owing to the application of modern mass conscription.
Battle of Trafalgar	(21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).
Continental System	the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars.

Use the terms to answer the following questions: Highlight terms used in each response

1. How did Napoleon rise to power

- Napoleon rose to power during the revolution. He was a great tactics man and then he grew stronger and stronger, gaining too much power. He went up the military ranks and then gained political power. He rose to prominence under the French First Republic and led successful campaigns against the First and Second Coalitions arrayed against France. He led a successful invasion of the Italian peninsula.

1. How did Emperor Napoleon come to dominate Europe?

- Through extensive military power and strategy. Then staged a coupe de tat to make himself fist council and then crowned himself emperor.

1. What were his defeats and why?

- Lepizig and The battle at Waterloo

1. What were Napoleon’s most important policies

- Napoleon gave high positions to those who earned it through merit and experience, and not to those who were rich or powerful.

He stabilized the economy and strengthened the Catholic Church in France.

He made slavery legal in the Caribbean colonies, so that the plantations could produce more cheaply, therefor earning money.


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I SEE	IT MEANS
a bunch of people all around one another All these sayings starting with “we” At the bottom peasants hold up the rich people The poor people work to feed the rich people. The middle people are fat the higher ups are fancy the soldiers are above the peasants and the fat fed men.	This is a social pyramid. The sayings that start with “we” and end with a phase makes it seem like they don’t let anyone make decisions for themselves. The peasants money and food is taken from them, and the rich people take it

Summary: The pyramid shows us levels of power, from higher up ranks to the lower people. The words insinuate that these people are doing something for you or as you, and you can't do it for yourself. Everyone else is controlling what happens around you. This whole image shows us the difficult life for people under an oppressive government, in this case Russia.