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Guided Notes: Russian Revolution
SWBAT understand the political uncertainty in Russia prior to the Revolution and the rise of Lenin to power
/ Russia Attempts to Industrialize
  • Because the Industrial Revolution ______occur in Russia, it was far behind other countries
  • 1890s Czar Nicholas II launched program to ______and by 1900 Russia became the 4th largest producer of steel
  • Rapid industrialization angered Russian ______– terrible work conditions, low wages, child labor, etc.
  • ______movements began to grow to overthrowthe czar and the government

/ Lenin Leads the Bolsheviks
  • Vladimir ______was born in Russia and in 1887 his brother was killed for plotting to overthrow the czar
  • Lenin had an engaging personality, was an ______organizer, and was ______
  • He studied ______– the belief that the industrial class of the workers would overthrow the czar, as well as the bosses of Russia
  • Lenin was the leader of the ______– a Marxist group of ______willing to sacrifice everything for change

/ Bloody Sunday
  • On Sunday, January 22, 1905 ______workers and their families approached the czar’s palace
  • They carried a petition asking for better ______and more ______
  • The ______soldiers fired on the crowd – injuring over 1,000 and killing hundreds
  • “Bloody Sunday” created a ______and violence that spread across the country

/ World War I: The Final Blow
  • In 1914 Czar Nicholas II made the fateful decision to drag Russia into ______.
  • Russia was ______to handle the military and economic costs – its ______and ______were no match for the Germans
  • ______Russians were killed the first year
  • By 1917 Russian soldiers were ______as food and fuel supplies everywhere were running out.
  • Russians were ______!

Background and Causes of the Russian Revolution (continued)

/ The March Revolution
  • Women textile workers led a citywide strike over ______
  • Strike turned into five day long ______– soldiers sent to shoot the rioters soon ______
  • Protests and riots ______
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  • In March the czar ______and gave up his throne – a year later he was ______
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Summary (2-3 Complete Sentences): What happened?

You Say You Want a Revolution…

The Scenario

The year is 1917 and you are Vladimir Lenin. In the early 1900s you fled to Western Europe to avoid being arrested by the czar’s secret police. You have spent the last several years hiding outside of Russia from the czar, but now that the workers have risen up and the czar has stepped down, you decide the time is right for you to make your triumphant return! What are your goals and how will you build support for yourself and your movement? This mini-lesson will help you determine what your goals are and how you will accomplish them.

The Task – Unpacking Your Suitcase

As you’ve been on the road for nearly twenty years, you’ve built up quite a collection of items in your suitcase. Now that you’ve come back home, it’s time to unpack. As you unpack, look at each item carefully and analyze how it contributes to a goal of yours for the Russian Revolution.

Item 1 – A copy of the book, The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

  1. According to The Communist Manifesto, what role have the “haves” or bosses always performed throughout world history?
  1. According to The Communist Manifesto, what role have the “have-nots” or workers always performed throughout world history?
  1. How will the capitalist system destroy itself according to The Communist Manifesto?
  1. Why will government one day no longer be needed according to The Communist Manifesto?

Item 2 – A Postcard from Germany to Fellow Bolshevik Leaders, 1917

  1. According to the postcard, why have you gone to Berlin in 1917?
  1. Why do you and your fellow Russian citizens want your country to withdrawal from World War I? (Look back at your Cornell notes if you need assistance.)
  1. What do you mean, when you write that you and the Bolsheviks promised the Russian people “Peace, Land, and Bread?”

Item 3 – Letters to Fellow Revolutionary Leaders around the World, 1917

  1. What do you want to happen after the Russian Revolution successfully overthrows the wealthy and bosses in Russia?

Exit Slip

  1. Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?
  2. investment is encouraged by the promise of large profits.
  3. the role of government in the economy is restricted by law .
  4. Land, factories, railroads, and businesses are owned by the people.
  5. entrepreneurs sell shares in their companies to the government.
  1. How did Russia’s participation in World War I affect its empire?
  2. A string of decisive military victories gained land from the Central Powers.
  3. Russia’s sale of supplies to its western allies strengthened its economy.
  4. The czar adopted the reforms necessary to win the support of the Russian people.
  5. Economic hardships and military defeats brought on by the war resulted in the downfall of the czar.
  1. The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolutions mainly because the Bolsheviks promised to
  2. redistribute the land owned by the nobility and bosses
  3. establish collective farms
  4. maintain the agricultural price-support system
  5. bring modern technology to Russian farms
  1. A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the
  2. defeat of Germany in the Russian campaign
  3. marriage of Czar Nicholas II to a German princess
  4. existence of sharp economic differences between social classes
  5. appeal of Marxism to the Russian nobility
  1. Which slogan BEST expresses the ideal of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?
  2. Peace, Land, and Bread.
  3. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
  4. Nationalism, Democracy, The People's Livelihood.
  5. Russification
  1. Lenin hoped that the Russian Revolution
  2. Would come to an end only when the Russian peasants and workers overthrew the nobility and bosses
  3. Would soon spread into other countries and lead to similar rebellions against the ruling class throughout all of Europe
  4. Would finally put down the ideals of Marxism
  5. Would produce a state of chaos and lawlessness throughout all of Russia