1. Russian Revolution 1917

2. Czar Nicholas II Last Czar of Russia Exhausted nation’s economy by involving Russia in WWI This left the Russian people poor and starving, but the Czar and his family lived comfortably. The people were angry with this, so they decided to REVOLT!

4. Considered father of communism

6. Everyone is equal; no rich and no poor

10. In 1918, the Czar and his entire family, wife and 5 children, were assassinated by an execution squad set up by the revolutionaries

14. People believed his lies and promises, so he beat Trotsky in the power struggle

16. He began eliminating anyone who opposed him.

18. Killed, tortured, starved, intimidated anyone Stalin ordered

20. Millions of innocent people were killed under his rule

21. Ironically, he made Russia worse off than it had been before the Czar

22. Stalin became known as one of the most ruthless dictators in history, comparable to Hitler