The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution is the collective term for the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Russian Revolution of 1917 is also called the Bolshevik Revolution or the October Revolution. In 1917 there were actually two revolutions in Russia. One was the February Revolution in which the Tsar abdicated his throne and the Provisional Government took power.

The Russians had a revolution had a revolution because the peasants were treated very harsh by the soldiers and the Czars. They couldn't handle it and wanted to rebel and this soon became the Russian revolution. Some of the major causes of WW1 were peasants getting treated bad, and they humiliatinq them.

The febuary revolution took place in many millitary setbacks. In the october revolution, Bolshevik led by Lenin and the workers Soviets overthrew the provisional government. The Russian wanted peace, land and bread from the communists out of the revolution but they had many negative affects from the revolution.

Causes of WW I

There were many causes of World War 1. One for example was Militarism. Militarism denoted a rise in military expenditure and an increase in military and naval forces. It also added more influence of the military men upon the policies of the civilian government, and it gave some sollutions that resulted in war.

Another reason was the formation of alliances. The alliance system was started by Bismarck, the German Chancellor from 1871 to 1890. After the Franco-Prussian War, Bismarck thought that Germany was in a state which would give up ideas of further conquest. As a result, Bismarck organized a system of alliances designed to maintain Germany's leadership on the European continent. France was determined to challenge the power of Germany because France had been defeated by Germany in 1871 and had been forced to surender two provinces (Alsace-Lorraine) to Germany. Bismarck tried to help Austria, Russia, Italy and Britain in order to isolate France.Another factor which contributed to the war was imperialism. Great Britain, Germany and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution.