WARM UP: ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION IN YOUR PACKET.

STANDARD

10.7.1 - Students understand the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution, including Lenin’s use of totalitarian means to seize and maintain control (e.g., the Gulag).

OBJECTIVES

I will summarize the main causes of the Russian Revolution and understand the impact on Lenin’s rise to power.

WHICH OF THE TWO STATEMENTS DO YOU AGREE WITH MOST? WHY? EXPLAIN.

“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun”

“Victory attained by violence is

tantamount (equal) to a defeat, for it is

momentary”

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BEGINS!Two Main RevolutionsBoth revolutions take place in 1917

1. March 1917• Czar Nicholas II abdicates (gives up) the Russian throne

2. November 1917• also known as the Bolshevik Revolution• Bolshevik Party forces take over the government offices in

Petrograd (St. Petersburg)

WHAT CAUSED THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA TO START A REVOLUTION?

1. Widespread suffering under AUTOCRACY (a form of government in which one person, in this case the czar, has absolute power)• People were not happy with the Czar

and the large gap of power and money

2. Weak leadership of Czar Nicholas II who clung to autocracy despite changing times

• Wants Russification to happen rather than change his view for his people

WHAT CAUSED THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA TO START A REVOLUTION? (CONTINUED)

3. Poor working conditions, low wages, and industrialization• No laws protecting the people to getting better working conditions

4. Many revolutionary groups believed a worker- run communist government should replace czarist rule

• The writings of Karl Marx influence the workers to start labor unions and potentially replace the czar

WHAT CAUSED THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA TO START A REVOLUTION? (CONTINUED)5. Russian defeat in the Russo- Japanese War (1905), led to rising unrest• Fought the Japanese for Manchuria (wanted a warm water port)

• The Russia people did not want to fight a war that was thousands of miles away

• Some believed there was no reason for the war• The war was a complete disaster

• Lost its only year round port• A large part of the navy was destroyed

• Leads up to Bloody Sunday

WHAT CAUSED THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA TO START A REVOLUTION? (CONTINUED)

6. BLOODY SUNDAY• A group of workers strike at the Czar’s Winter Palace led by Father

Gapon• Czar’s guards open fire on the unarmed protestors and kill hundreds of

them

PRIMARY SOURCE!Analyze the Primary source on Father Gapon and Bloody Sunday.Answer the three questions on the back of the sheet of paper.

WHAT CAUSED THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA TO START A REVOLUTION? (CONTINUED)7. Devastation of World War I

• high casualties• Too many soldiers were dying in the field of battle because they did

not have enough supplies or ammunition• economic problems

• Russia could not industrialize fast enough unlike its Western European counterparts

• widespread hunger• Due to the spending on the war, the Russians do not have enough

food to feed themselves8. Soldiers who were brought in for crowd control join the crowd and call out “Down with the autocracy!”

• Soldiers turned on their commanding officer (the Czar) and joined with the workers who were revolting.

STOP! QUESTION TIME!Name all 8 of the main causes of the Russian Revolution prior to the Bolshevik revolution. Which do you feel is the main cause of the people revolting against the czar. Explain.

LENIN SPEECH QUESTIONS1. According to Lenin who is making all the money from

war?2. According to Lenin who will be in charge of Russia?3. What is Lenin’s slogan?

PEACE, LAND, BREAD!Lenin wants:

• Peace for soldiers• End the War against Germany

• Land for peasants• End the serfdom which the rich controlled most of the land

• Bread for the workers• Raise wages to feed the workers

CLASSWORKCreate either a cartoon or a timeline for ALL of the CAUSES of the Russian Revolution.

Guidelines for cartoon

Guidelines for timeline

-All causes must be illustrated.-Illustrations must clearly represent the events described-No writing explaining the cause/ speech bubbles are acceptable

-All causes must be arranged according to date.-All causes must have a 3- 5 sentence description written in YOUR OWN words (if you copy the notes you will receive a ZERO!)