1. What type of government did Russia have prior to World War I? Describe how this government functioned.
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2. What were some of the issues that plagued Russia during World War I due to Tsar
Nicholas II? –
3. – describe what communism is. Why would it be appealing to people of the lower classes?
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4. Why was Lenin vital as leader of the Bolsheviks? Describe his characteristics that would
make them successful. –
5. How did Lenin and his ideas appeal to the urban workers? The peasants? Why was it important that he appealed to these two groups?
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6. How did Tsar Nicholas II cause his own downfall during the February Revolution? How
did Lenin and Trotsky take over the government during the November Revolution (describe the process over the course of the two days)?
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7. How were the promises made to the industrial workers and peasants not followed during
the Russian Civil War and subsequent War Communism period? How was life even harder for these people under Lenin/Trotsky/Stalin now rather than Tsar Nicholas II?
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8. How did the New Economic Policy benefit Russia? (Think about it in terms of railroads,
money, and food) –
9. Why was the New Economic Policy more of capitalism (favoring the businesses) rather than Communism (which favored equality)?
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2. What were some of the issues that plagued Russia during World War I due to Tsar
Nicholas II? –
3. – describe what communism is. Why would it be appealing to people of the lower classes?
–
4. Why was Lenin vital as leader of the Bolsheviks? Describe his characteristics that would
make them successful. –
5. How did Lenin and his ideas appeal to the urban workers? The peasants? Why was it important that he appealed to these two groups?
–
6. How did Tsar Nicholas II cause his own downfall during the February Revolution? How
did Lenin and Trotsky take over the government during the November Revolution (describe the process over the course of the two days)?
–
7. How were the promises made to the industrial workers and peasants not followed during
the Russian Civil War and subsequent War Communism period? How was life even harder for these people under Lenin/Trotsky/Stalin now rather than Tsar Nicholas II?
–
8. How did the New Economic Policy benefit Russia? (Think about it in terms of railroads,
money, and food) –
9. Why was the New Economic Policy more of capitalism (favoring the businesses) rather than Communism (which favored equality)?