The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution started in 1917 and ended in 1918. It was the first time a nation adopted communism as its political and economic system. The Russian people were tired of fighting and dying during WW I. As a result it had weakened there government and economy. World War I created conditions in Russia that helped trigger a revolution. The effects of the revolution were changing the nature of society in the Russian Empire. The Russians weren’t satisfied and were dejected so they decided to have a revolution. A major problem of the October and November revolution was that they were starving and loosing the battle. Czar Nicholas II brought Russia to World War I. As time went by people started to dislike him and wanted him out of there territory. The negative aspects of the revolution were food shortages, population decrease, and peasants had very high population. Workers and peasants revolted against the landlords and factory owners. The people from Russia were tired of there government and wanted a new one. Lenin, the leader of the Bolsheviks was inspired by Carl Marx and his belief in communism. He was able to spread it through out Russia. The people were now embraced with the ideas of communism. He encouraged a revolt against landlords and factory owners. One thing that he and the Bolshevik party came up with was "Peace, Land and Bread”. He was a great leader that promised them these things. There were two revolutions the October and November revolutions. The February revolution was when the Russian people removed Czar Nicholas II. The October revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin whose ideas were similar to Karl Marxs. Lenin was able to spread the ideas of communism. Communism was able to last in Russia from 1917 - 1989. The Soviet Union was established; they got rid of the Democratic system, and set up dictatorship in the country.

Causes of WWI

World War I also known as the Great War was from 1914-1918.Causes of World War I were nationalism, Militarism, the Assassination of Frans Ferdinand and the collapse of the alliance system. A major cause of this war was the assassination of Ferdinand in Austria on 1914. He was killed by a Serbian Nationalist. Germany pledged its support to Austria-Hungary, pressuring them to declare war on Serbia. Nationalism on the other hand caused competition among the nations. It turned Frenchman against German and Russian against Austrian. Countries tried to prove their nationalism superior to other countries. This quickened the pace that the war took to develop. They had strong speeches and writings about there pride towards there country. Another strong reason as to why the Great War started was because of Imperialism. Great Britain, Germany and France needed markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. They competed for economic expansion in Africa. This caused the falling of the Ottoman Empire to Austria-Hungary and Russia. Another reason that started the War was the Alliance, which led to the immediate result of the War. Their were two alliances, they were the triple alliance and the triple entente. The triple alliance consisted of the countries of, Italy, Germany, Austria and Hungary. The triple entente was Russia, France, and Britain. Each country was improving in their military system. They demanded more power for their country. Germany was the strongest country with one of the best military. Each Country prepeared there army to win.