Revolution and Change in Russia (1905-1921)
1904---War between
Russia & Japan.
Russians blame the
czar for poor economy.
January 22, 1905--“Bloody Sunday,” when
czar Nicholas II’s soldiers
shoot and kill many
peaceful marchers.
March, 1917--Workers and
soldiers together
force czar to give
up his throne. 300
year old Romanov
dynasty ends.
October, 1917--Lenin leads
Bolsheviks in
taking over
Russia’s
government.
NYS Curriculum- Unit Six: Half Century of Crisis and Achievement
B. Revolution and change in Russia-causes and impacts
1. Czar Nicholas II
2. The Revolution of 1905
3. March Revolution and provisional government
4. Bolshevik Revolution
5. V.I. Lenin’s rule in Russia
6. Stalin and the rise of a modern totalitarian state:
industrialization, command economy, collectivization
7. Russification of ethnic republics
8. Forced famine in Ukraine
9. Reign of Terror
Some Past Regents Multiple Choice Questions:
1.
Joseph Stalin’s rule in the Soviet Union was characterized by the
(1) Introduction of democratic political institutions
(2) Encouragement of democratic political institutions
(3) Development of a market economy
(4) Establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship
2.
Under Joseph Stalin, peasants in the Soviet Union were forced to
(1) Become members of the ruling party
(2) Support the Russian Orthodox Church
(3) Join collective farms
(4) Move to large cities
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1918---Trotsky’s
Communist “Reds”
army begin fighting
enemies for three
years.
1921---Lenin & the Communists
gain control of the entire
country. They adapt ideas of
Karl Marx for the Russian
situation.
Curriculum-Based Questions
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What were the causes of the Russian Revolution?
Why did a communist revolution occur in Russia rather than a more
industrialized nation?
What steps did the Communists take to industrialize the Soviet
Union?
To what extent were the human rights of Russians and other ethnic
and national groups respected by the Stalinist regime?
What are the characteristics of a command economy?
What economic changes did Joseph Stalin make to the Soviet
Union?
Some Related Regents Essay Questions
Click on essays below to see the task
Thematic Essays
Political Change- (June 2007)
Task: Choose one example from global history where a government
attempted to change society and
 Describe the change the government wanted to bring about
 Explain why the government wanted to make this change
 Describe one specific policy the government used to try to bring about
this change
 Discuss the extent to which this change was achieved
DBQs
Economic Reform –(January 2002)
Revolution and Change in Russia (1905-1921)
Primary
The Menshevik Tactical Platform,
by V.I. Lenin (1907)
http://www.marxists.org/archive/le
nin/works/1907/mar/00.htm
Russian Fundamental Laws (1906)
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/Imperial
Russian/royalty/russia/rfl.html
The Abdication of Nicholas II
(1917)
http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The
_Abdication_of_Nicholas_II
Resources for Learning
Secondary
Readings:
Journey Across Time pgs.793-796.
Nystrom Atlas of World History pgs.
World Cultures and Geography pgs.
Websites:
Russian Revolution---History.com
http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution
“War & Revolution in Russia—1914-1921”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml
Russian Revolution---Fordham University
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook39.asp
Timelines:
The Deepening of the Russian Revolution—1917, by MIT
http://web.mit.edu/russia1917/
Vladimir Illyich Lenin Testament
(1922)
Videos:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mo The Russian Revolution—Part I
d/lenin-testament.asp
http://www.schooltube.com/video/1418b18456e1f06884b3/
Directory of Russian Revolution videos
http://www.schooltube.com/search/?term=russian+revolution
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