Ch. 7 Section 4: Imperial Russia to the Soviet Union
Book p. 200-207, Online p. 62-69
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Objectives: Discover how tsars came to power in Russia. Explain the events that led to the Russian
Revolution, analyze the reasons for revolution, and understand the results of the revolution.
Understand and explain the Cold War and interpret how it affected the Soviet Union.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Analyze the map on p. 201 (online p. 63). In a complete sentence, describe the growth of the
Russian Empire from 1300-1955.
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The Rise of the Tsars:
Ivan the Terrible was a very powerful and cruel ruler in Russia. Describe what happened after his
death.
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What family took over leadership of Russia after the “Time of Troubles”?
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Peter the Great
Define: Westernization
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What things did Peter the Great do to westernize Russia?
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The Fall of the Tsars
How is the tsar like an absolute monarch?
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Read “The Freeing of the Serfs” and “The Rumblings of Revolution” on p. 203 (online p. 65).
Even though Russia had built a great empire under the tsars, the lives of the common people didn’t
improve. Describe how the common people of Russia felt by the end of 1905.
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Why do you think they felt this way?
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The Rise of the Soviet Union (p. 204-205, online p. 66-67)
Vladimir Lenin
Lenin was described as someone who had revolutionary ideas. What does
that mean?
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The Russian Revolution
What are some of the reasons why the people started riots against Tsar Nicholas II?
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Tsar Nicholas II was forced to give up his throne. What happened to him and his family?
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Communism
What is communism?
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Why did communism appeal to the common people?
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What was the name of Lenin’s new communist country?
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Josef Stalin
The book describes Stalin as a dictator. What does that mean?
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What did Stalin do to people that disagreed with him?
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The Cold War (p. 206, online p. 68)
Read “The Causes of the Cold War” on p. 206 and complete the diagram.
Cause:
THE COLD WAR: A PERIOD OF
TENSION WITHOUT ACTUAL WAR
Cause:
Collapse of an Empire
Why did the Soviet Union’s economy grow weak during the Cold War?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
What types of changes did Gorbachev make?
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Why did he make these changes?
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