The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1905-1924
INTRODUCTION TO THE AIMS TEACHING MODULE (ATM)
Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Organization and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
INTRODUCING THE SOVIET UNION CHRONICLE: 1905-1924
Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
PREPARATION FOR VIEWING
Introduction to the Program
Introduction to Vocabulary .
Discussion Ideas . . . . . . . .
Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jump Right In . . . . . . . . .
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AFTER VIEWING THE PROGRAM
Suggested Activities . . . .
Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . .
Checking Comprehension
Who am I? . . . . . . . . . .
Odd Item Out . . . . . . . .
Common Threads . . . . . .
Moments in History . . . .
Checking Vocabulary . . .
Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
ADDITIONAL AIMS MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . .29
ANSWER KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
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Congratulations!
You have chosen a learning program
that will actively motivate your students
AND provide you with easily accessible
and easily manageable instructional
guidelines designed to make your
teaching role efficient and rewarding.
The AIMS Teaching Module provides
you with a video program keyed to your
classroom curriculum, instructions and
guidelines for its use, plus a
comprehensive teaching program
containing a wide range of activities
and ideas for interaction between all
content areas. Our authors, educators,
and consultants have written and
reviewed the AIMS Teaching Modules to
align with the Educate America Act:
Goals 2000.
This ATM, with its clear definition of
manageability, both in the classroom
and beyond, allows you to tailor
specific activities to meet all of your
classroom needs.
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RATIONALE
In today’s classrooms, educational
pedagogy is often founded on Benjamin
S. Bloom’s “Six Levels of Cognitive
Complexity.” The practical application
of Bloom’s Taxonomy is to evaluate
students’ thinking skills on these levels,
from the simple to the complex:
Knowledge (rote memory skills),
Comprehension (the ability to relate or
retell), Application (the ability to apply
knowledge outside its origin), Analysis
(relating and differentiating parts of a
whole), Synthesis (relating parts to a
whole), and Evaluation (making a
judgment or formulating an opinion).
The AIMS Teaching Module is designed
to
facilitate
these
intellectual
capabilities, AND to integrate
classroom experiences and assimilation
of learning with the students’ life
experiences, realities, and expectations.
AIMS’ learner verification studies prove
that our AIMS Teaching Modules help
students to absorb, retain, and to
demonstrate ability to use new
knowledge in their world. Our
educational materials are written and
designed for today’s classroom, which
incorporates a wide range of
intellectual, cultural, physical, and
emotional diversities.
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ORGANIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT
To facilitate ease in classroom
manageability, the AIMS Teaching
Module is organized in four sections.
You are reading Section 1, Introduction
to the Aims Teaching Module (ATM).
SECTION 2,
INTRODUCING THIS ATM
will give you the specific information
you need to integrate the program into
your classroom curriculum.
SECTION 3,
PREPARATION FOR VIEWING
provides suggestions and strategies for
motivation, language preparedness,
readiness, and focus prior to viewing
the program with your students.
SECTION 4,
AFTER VIEWING THE PROGRAM
provides suggestions for additional
activities plus an assortment of
consumable assessment and extended
activities, designed to broaden
comprehension of the topic and to make
connections to other curriculum content
areas.
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FEATURES
INTRODUCING EACH ATM
SECTION 2
Your AIMS Teaching Module is
designed to accompany a video
program written and produced by some
of the world’s most credible and
creative writers and producers of
educational programming. To facilitate
diversity and flexibility in your
classroom, your AIMS Teaching Module
features these components:
Themes
The Major Theme tells how this AIMS
Teaching Module is keyed into the
curriculum. Related Themes offer
suggestions for interaction with other
curriculum content areas, enabling
teachers to use the teaching module to
incorporate the topic into a variety of
learning areas.
Overview
The Overview provides a synopsis of
content covered in the video program.
Its purpose is to give you a summary of
the subject matter and to enhance your
introductory preparation.
Objectives
The ATM learning objectives provide
guidelines for teachers to assess what
learners can be expected to gain from
each program. After completion of the
AIMS Teaching Module, your students
will be able to demonstrate dynamic,
applied comprehension of the topic.
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PREPARATION FOR VIEWING
Discussion Ideas
SECTION 3
In preparation for viewing the video
program, the AIMS Teaching Module
offers activity and/or discussion
ideas that you may use in any order
or combination.
Introduction To The Program
Introduction to the Program is
designed to enable students to recall
or relate prior knowledge about the
topic and to prepare them for what
they are about to learn.
AFTER VIEWING THE PROGRAM
SECTION 4
Discussion Ideas are designed to help
you assess students’ prior knowledge
about the topic and to give students a
preview of what they are about to
learn. Active discussion stimulates
interest in a subject and can motivate
even the most reluctant learner.
Listening, as well as speaking, is
active participation. Encourage your
students to participate at the rate at
which they feel comfortable. Model
sharing personal experiences when
applicable, and model listening to
students’ ideas and opinions.
After your students have viewed the
program, you may introduce any or
all of these activities to interact with
other curriculum content areas,
provide
reinforcement,
assess
comprehension skills, or provide
hands-on and in-depth extended
study of the topic.
Introduction To Vocabulary
Focus
Introduction to Vocabulary is a
review of language used in the
program: words, phrases, usage. This
vocabulary introduction is designed to
ensure that all learners, including
limited English proficiency learners,
will have full understanding of the
language usage in the content of the
program.
Help learners set a purpose for
watching the program with Focus,
designed to give students a focal
point for comprehension continuity.
Jump Right In
Jump Right In provides abbreviated
instructions for quick management of
the program.
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SUGGESTED
ACTIVITIES
The Suggested Activities offer ideas
for activities you can direct in the
classroom, or have students complete
independently, in pairs, or in small
groups after they have viewed the
program. To accommodate your
range of classroom needs, the
activities are organized into skills
categories. Their labels will tell you
how to identify each activity and help
you correlate it into your classroom
curriculum. To help you schedule your
classroom lesson time, the AIMS
hourglass gives you an estimate of the
time each activity should require.
Activities fall into these categories:
Meeting Individual
Needs
These activities are designed to aid in
classroom continuity. Reluctant
learners and learners acquiring
English will benefit from these
activities geared to enhance
comprehension of language in order
to fully grasp content meaning.
M A TH
Curriculum
Connections
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking activities are
designed to stimulate learners’ own
opinions and ideas. These activities
require students to use the thinking
process to discern fact from opinion,
consider their own problems and
formulate possible solutions, draw
conclusions, discuss cause and effect,
or combine what they already know
with what they have learned to make
inferences.
Cultural Diversity
Each AIMS Teaching Module has an
activity called Cultural Awareness,
Cultural Diversity, or Cultural
Exchange that encourages students to
share their backgrounds, cultures,
heritage, or knowledge of other
countries, customs, and language.
Hands On
These are experimental or tactile
activities that relate directly to the
material taught in the program.Your
students will have opportunities to
make discoveries and formulate ideas
on their own, based on what they
learn in this unit.
Writing
Many of the suggested activities are
intended to integrate the content of
the ATM program into other content
areas of the classroom curriculum.
These cross-connections turn the
classroom teaching experience into a
whole learning experience.
Every AIMS Teaching Module will
contain an activity designed for
students to use the writing process to
express their ideas about what they
have learned. The writing activity
may also help them to make the
connection between what they are
learning in this unit and how it
applies to other content areas.
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In The Newsroom
Each AIMS Teaching Module contains
a newsroom activity designed to help
students make the relationship
between what they learn in the
classroom and how it applies in their
world. The purpose of In The
Newsroom is to actively involve each
class member in a whole learning
experience. Each student will have an
opportunity to perform all of the tasks
involved in production: writing,
researching, producing, directing,
and interviewing as they create their
own classroom news program.
Extended Activities
These activities provide opportunities
for students to work separately or
together to conduct further research,
explore answers to their own
questions, or apply what they have
learned to other media or content
areas.
Link to the World
These activities offer ideas for
connecting learners’ classroom
activities to their community and the
rest of the world.
Culminating Activity
To wrap up the unit, AIMS Teaching
Modules offer suggestions for ways to
reinforce what students have learned
and how they can use their new
knowledge to enhance their world
view.
VOCABULARY
CONSUMABLE
ACTIVITIES
TEST
Every ATM contains an activity that
reinforces the meaning and usage of
the vocabulary words introduced in
the program content. Students will
either read or find the definition of
each vocabulary word, then use the
word in a written sentence.
The AIMS Teaching Module provides
a selection of consumable activities,
designed to specifically reinforce the
content of this learning unit.
Whenever applicable, they are
arranged in order from low to high
difficulty level, to allow a seamless
facilitation of the learning process.
You may choose to have students take
these activities home or to work on
them in the classroom independently,
in pairs or in small groups.
The AIMS Teaching Module Test
permits you to assess students’
understanding of what they have
learned. The test is formatted in one
of several standard test formats to
give your students a range of
experiences in test-taking techniques.
Be sure to read, or remind students to
read, the directions carefully and to
read each answer choice before
making a selection. Use the Answer
Key to check their answers.
CHECKING
COMPREHENSION
Checking Comprehension is designed
to help you evaluate how well your
students understand, retain, and
recall the information presented in the
AIMS Teaching Module. Depending
on your students’ needs, you may
direct this activity to the whole group
yourself, or you may want to have
students work on the activity page
independently, in pairs, or in small
groups. Students can verify their
written answers through discussion or
by viewing the video a second time. If
you choose, you can reproduce the
answers from your Answer Key or
write the answer choices in a Word
Bank for students to use. Students can
use this completed activity as a study
guide to prepare for the test.
CHECKING
VOCABULARY
The Checking Vocabulary activity
provides the opportunity for students
to assess their knowledge of new
vocabulary with this word game or
puzzle. The format of this vocabulary
activity allows students to use the
related words and phrases in a
different context.
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ADDITIONAL
AIMS MULTIMEDIA
PROGRAMS
After you have completed this AIMS
Teaching Module you may be interested
in more of the programs that AIMS
offers. This list includes several related
AIMS programs.
ADDITIONAL READING
SUGGESTIONS
AIMS offers a carefully researched list of
other resources that you and your
students may find rewarding.
ANSWER KEY
Reproduces tests and work pages with
answers marked.
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The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1905-1924
THEMES
The chronology of events in Russia
during the first two decades of the
20th Century forms the basis of this
program. Themes include the causes
and immediate consequences of the
1917 Russian Revolutions and the
introduction of the major figures of
the revolutionary era.
OVERVIEW
The Soviet Union Chronicles: 19051924 explores the period of the
Russian Revolutions, beginning with
the abortive Revolution of 1905, and
ending with the death of Vladimir
Ilyich Lenin in 1924.
The program opens by showing the
conditions under the last czar,
Nicholas II, who ruled the country as
a dictator, impervious to the severe
inequities and growing demands for
change.
the opposing factions that vied for
power after the February Revolution,
paying particular attention to the
socialists. Alexander Kerensky and
the moderate socialists are shown to
be no match for the more radical
Bolsheviks, led by the fiercely
determined Vladimir Lenin and Leon
Trotsky.
The final segment of the program
describes the Great October
Revolution and its aftermath. On
October 25, 1917, the Bolsheviks
gained control of the Russian
government. A bloody civil war broke
out shortly thereafter and lasted for
three years. Against all odds, the
Bolshevik Red Army, led by Trotsky,
beat off a series of enemies — from
the czarist White Army to foreign
invaders.
OBJECTIVES
Lenin did not live to see what would
become of his revolution. The
program closes with his warning,
shortly before his death, against “that
crude man” Joseph Stalin.
A
To explore the circumstances surrounding the 1917 Russian Revolutions.
A
To show how the isolation of Czar
Nicholas II led to his abdication.
A
To trace the political currents in
Russia during the first two
decades of the 20th Century.
A
To show how the Bolsheviks
gained, and held on to, power.
The program then shows how the
onset of World War I brought matters
to a head. With its backward
economy, Russia was no match for
the well-equipped German army.
Amid tremendous losses and growing
hunger, the Russian people finally
revolted. By the end of February,
1917, the czar had abdicated and a
new
provisional
government,
composed of political moderates, was
trying to bring order to the country.
The program explains the reasons
why the provisional government was
probably doomed to fail. It presents
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INTRODUCTION TO
THE PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION TO
VOCABULARY
FOCUS
Ask students what they know about
the Russian Revolution. When did the
revolution take place? Who ruled
Russia before the revolution? Who
came to power after the revolution?
Several vocabulary words convey
important concepts that should be
considered before
viewing this program.
The program states that during the
revolutionary period, power was
transferred from one autocrat, Czar
Nicholas II, to another, Vladimir Ilyich
Lenin. As students view the program,
have them look for evidence backing
up this statement.
Ask students if they are aware that
there was not one, but two Russian
Revolutions in 1917. In the program
they are about to see, they will find
out what happened during each
revolution.
Have students look up the meaning of
each of these words: monarchy,
autocracy, socialism, communism,
republic, free enterprise, and
democracy. Write the meanings on
the board.
DISCUSSION IDEAS
Ask students if they can explain the
difference between a constitutional
monarch and an absolute monarch.
Can anyone name examples of each
type of monarch? Ask if an absolute
monarch is also an autocrat. Does an
autocrat have to be a monarch?
Have students look again at the
vocabulary words above and their
definitions. Which of the words
defines a system of government?
Which defines an economic system?
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JUMP RIGHT IN
HOW TO USE THE
THE SOVIET UNION CHRONICLES: 1905-1924 AIMS TEACHING MODULE
Preparation
A
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Read The Soviet Union Chronicles:
1905-1924
Themes,
Overview, and Objectives to
become familiar with program
content and expectations.
Use Preparation for Viewing
suggestions to introduce the topic
to students.
Viewing THE SOVIET UNION
CHRONICLES: 1905-1924
After Viewing THE SOVIET UNION
CHRONICLES: 1905-1924
A
Set up viewing monitor so that all
students have a clear view.
A
A
Depending on your classroom
size and learning range, you may
choose to have students view The
Soviet Union Chronicles: 19051924 together or in small groups.
A
Some students may benefit from
viewing the video more than one
time.
Select Suggested Activities that
integrate into your classroom curriculum. If applicable, gather
materials or resources.
A Choose the best way for students
to work on each activity. Some
activities work best for the whole
group. Other activities are
designed for students to work
independently, in pairs, or in
small groups. Whenever possible,
encourage students to share their
work with the rest of the group.
A Duplicate the appropriate number
of Vocabulary, Checking Comprehension, and consumable
activity pages for your students.
A
You may choose to have students
take consumable activities home,
or complete them in the classroom, independently, or in
groups.
A
Administer the Test to assess students’ comprehension of what
they have learned, and to provide
them with practice in test-taking
procedures.
A
Use the Culminating Activity
as a forum for students to display,
summarize, extend, or share
what they have learned with each
other, the rest of the school, or a
local community organization.
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SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
Extended Activity
Now that students have seen the program, ask them to discuss some of the possible causes of
the czar’s abdication and the February Revolution. List these causes on the board.
20 Minutes
Extended Activity
After the February Revolution, the Bolsheviks were not the only political group that wanted to
take power in Russia. Have the class find out more about the beliefs and influence of the
political parties of the time. Include such groups as the Constitutional Democratic (Cadet) Party,
the moderate socialists, and the radical socialists. How did power shift among these groups in
the months between February and October, 1917?
45 Minutes
Connection to Social Studies
What was life like for the people of Russia in the years of Czar Nicholas II’s rule? Assign
groups of students to find out more about the conditions of the peasants, workers, middle class,
landowners, and aristocracy — and the reasons why most of them would support the February
Revolution. Have each group present its findings to the class.
SO CI AL
ST UD IE S
90 Minutes
Connection to Geography
GE OG RA PH
Give student volunteers a set of map coordinates and ask them to locate the cities discussed in
the program. If you have access to historical maps of Russia, you might want to point out the
changing boundaries of the country: at the time of Nicholas II, after World War I, at the height
of the Soviet Union, and today.
Y
30 Minutes
Connection to Social Studies
SO CI AL
ST UD IE S
As students study the period surrounding the Russian Revolutions, they might be confused by
a difference in dates. For example, the former Soviet Union always celebrated the Great
October Revolution in November. Explain that this was due to the use of different calendars,
the Julian and the Gregorian, before and after January, 1918. Ask students to research the
history of these two calendars and their similarities and differences. Have them find out where
the Julian calendar is used today.
30 Minutes
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Meeting Individual Needs
During its history, the city called Petrograd in the program was known by many names. Ask
students to find out the various names the city has been called over the years. Why was the
name changed three times in the past 100 years?
15 Minutes
Extended Activity
Have students consider reasons why the Bolsheviks triumphed, first in the October Revolution
and later in the civil war. Make a list on the board.
20 Minutes
Critical Thinking
Historians find that the role of “moderates” such as Alexander Kerensky is very difficult one in
times of revolution. Lead a discussion on why this statement might be true. Can anyone give
examples of doomed moderates in other revolutions?
20 Minutes
Connection to American History
HI ST OR Y
As shown in the program, the United States, Japan, and several European countries sent troops
and support to try and topple the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. Have students
research the “Red Scare” in the U.S. — including the reaction of newspapers and
governmental agencies to the Bolshevik Revolution.
60 Minutes
In The Newsroom
Assign students to work in pairs or small groups to interview the leading figures of the day —
the day being March 1, 1917. Possibilities can include Lenin, Trotsky, Czar Nicholas II,
Czarina Alexandra, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, and Kerensky. Have each group
prepare a capsule biography of its interviewee, then ask and answer such questions as
“Where do you see Russia headed in the next year?” and “What part do you expect to play
in the new Russia?”
60 Minutes
Hands On
To carry the Newsroom activity a step further, have students “perform” the interviews of their
historical figures in front of the class. One member of the group can be the interviewee, the
other/s reporters.
90 Minutes
90 Minutes
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Critical Thinking
Lenin believed that “the ends justify the means.” Ask students if they agree or disagree with
this statement. If so, why? If not, why not? Ask them to provide examples supporting their
reasoning. This activity could be expanded into a formal debate.
20 Minutes
Connection to Art History
ART
The years surrounding the Russian Revolutions saw the rise of an art movement called
constructivism. For a time, constructivism was officially approved by Lenin’s government.
Have students research the concept of constructivism and its relationship to other art
movements of the time. Ask volunteers to bring in pictures of constructivism paintings,
sculptures, architecture, and furniture.
45 Minutes
Connection to Art History
ART
Constructivism also extended into the theater and cinema. A film called The Battleship
Potemkin, made by the constructivism director Sergei Eisenstein in 1925, deals with one
episode in the Revolution of 1905. You might find it useful to show this film: it is not only
interesting from a historical standpoint, it’s also considered one of the best films ever made.
90 Minutes
Extended Activity
In the past few years the remains of Czar Nicholas II and his family — which were buried
secretly by Red Army soldiers — have been found. DNA testing has confirmed the identities
of several royal family members. Have students research magazine articles to find out more
about this discovery and the ways the bodies were identified.
60 Minutes
Cultural Exchange
Have any class members emigrated from Russia or the former Soviet Union? Ask these
students how they were taught about the revolutionary period of Russian history. How did
the way they were taught differ from the way their parents were taught about the period
surrounding the Great October Revolution?
15 Minutes
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Writing
Assign students to write a short paper comparing the American Revolution with the Russian
Revolutions. Ask them to consider what might have happened to King George III if he had lived
in the colonies at the time of the American Revolution.
30 Minutes
Culminating Activity
Based on all they have learned about the Russian Revolutions, have students reflect on the
following questions:
a) Would the first Russian Revolution, in February, 1917, have occurred if World War I had
not broken out? In other words, was the czar’s fall inevitable?
b) If Lenin had not been able to return from exile in April, 1917, how would the course of
Russian history have changed?
40 Minutes
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Name
VOCABULARY
The words below are from The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1905-1924. Read each word and look up
its meaning in a dictionary. Write the meaning on the line next to the word. On a separate sheet of
paper, write a sentence using the word.
1. autocracy ________________________________________________________________________
2. revolution ________________________________________________________________________
3. Duma
__________________________________________________________________________
4. petition __________________________________________________________________________
5. soviet
__________________________________________________________________________
6. abdicate ________________________________________________________________________
7. negotiation ______________________________________________________________________
8. intern ____________________________________________________________________________
9. provisional ______________________________________________________________________
10. civil war ________________________________________________________________________
11. Bolshevik
12. czar
______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Name
CHECKING COMPREHENSION
Read the statements below. Underline the word or phrase that best completes each statement.
1.
Czar Nicholas II’s type of government could be called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
The czars were kept in power by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
a small class of noblemen.
the Russian Orthodox church.
the army.
all of the above.
a and c.
During World War I, Russia’s principal enemy was:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
an autocracy.
a constitutional monarchy.
a democracy.
socialism.
none of the above.
Great Britain.
Germany.
Belgium.
France.
the United States.
As one of its first acts, the new provisional government:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
immediately withdrew from World War I.
made peace with Great Britain, but continued fighting against Germany.
began peace negotiations with Germany.
decided to keep fighting the war.
asked the people to vote on continuing the war.
5. The workers’ councils established during the revolution were known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
soviets.
militias.
provisionals.
assemblies.
none of the above.
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Name
CHECKING COMPREHENSION (CONTINUED)
6.
During the Great October Revolution _____ took power in Russia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7.
After the October Revolution, Czar Nicholas and his family:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
were accidentally killed during World War I.
were murdered by Bolshevik soldiers.
went to live in Paris.
committed suicide.
none of the above.
The cry of people who demonstrated against the czar was:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
Lenin and the Bolsheviks
the White Russians
Kerensky and the moderates
Czar Nicholas II
Joseph Stalin
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
Give me liberty or give me death.
Peace, Bread, Freedom.
All men are created equal.
Death to the king.
After they came to power, the Bolsheviks established their capital in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Paris.
Petrograd.
Moscow.
Estonia.
Siberia.
10. _____ was responsible for the Bolsheviks’ military victory in the civil war.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
Karl Marx
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Name
WHO AM I?
These descriptions identify people you saw in The Soviet Chronicles: 1905-1924. On the line below
each description, write the name of the person who is being identified. Choose from the names at
the bottom of the page.
1.
Prime minister of the provisional government; moderate socialist; member of both the Duma
and the Petrograd Soviet.
________________________________________
2.
Autocratic ruler; devoted to family; took over direct command of Russian troops during
World War I.
________________________________________
3.
First leader of the Soviet Union; returned from exile in Switzerland; believed that the end
justified the means.
________________________________________
4.
Commander-in-chief of the Russian army; almost seven feet tall; dismissed from his post in
the middle of World War I.
________________________________________
5.
Intellectual; signed Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany; Led the Red Army to victory in the
civil war.
________________________________________
Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich
Czar Nicholas II
Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Alexander Kerensky
Czarina Alexandra
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Name
ODD ITEM OUT
In each group below, underline the item that DOES NOT belong with the rest of the group. Use a
dictionary or encyclopedia if you are uncertain of a term’s meaning.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
czarist
White Russian
Bolshevik
monarchist
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
president
czar
emperor
kaiser
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
soviet
council
congress
communist
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
von Hindenburg
Stalin
Eastern front
Kaiser Wilhelm II
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Kerensky
Lenin
Stalin
Trotsky
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Senate
Duma
Republican
Parliament
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bolshevik
socialist
monarchist
anarchist
9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Petrograd
Stockholm
Vladivostok
Moscow
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
democracy
autocracy
oligarchy
liberalism
10. a.
b.
c.
d.
socialism
conservatism
free enterprise
capitalism
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Name
COMMON THREADS
Complete the Odd Item Out activity sheet. Then, for each group of items in the activity, explain what
characteristic the remaining three items have IN COMMON.
1.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
6.
______________________________________________________________________________
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7.
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______________________________________________________________________________
8.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
9.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
10.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Name
MOMENTS IN HISTORY
Put the historical moments below into chronological order. Use “1” for the earliest event and “10”
for the latest event. You may use an encyclopedia or other reference book to complete this activity.
_______
Great October Revolution
_______
Execution of Czar Nicholas II and his family
_______
1905 Uprising (Revolution of 1905)
_______
Abdication of the czar
_______
Lenin dies
_______
Civil war breaks out
_______
Beginning of World War I
_______
Lenin returns to Russia from Switzerland, in a sealed carriage
_______
End of World War I
_______
Kerensky becomes prime minister of the provisional government
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Name
CHECKING VOCABULARY
The vocabulary words you learned in The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1905-1924 can be found in this
Word Search Puzzle. Using the Word Bank, find all 12 terms. The letters of the words may be
arranged horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Name
TEST
Read the statements below. Underline the word or phrase that best completes each statement.
1.
The Bolsheviks were:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
When the February Revolution broke out in 1917, _____ ruled Russia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
there was a wide gulf between rich and poor.
most of the people were peasants.
the land was owned by a small elite.
the czars were kept in power by the nobility, church, and army.
all of the above.
After the Bolsheviks took over the government:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.
Catherine the Great
Czar Nicholas II
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Joseph Stalin
King George
Before the 1917 Russian Revolutions:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
the name of Russia’s Communists before the October Revolution.
a group of socialists led by Vladimir Lenin.
the victors in the Great October Revolution.
all of the above.
a and b.
they immediately ruled all of Russia.
civil war broke out.
they spent three years fighting for complete power.
the czar led an army against them.
b and c.
The U.S., France, and Great Britain responded to the October Revolution by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
supporting the people who fought against the Bolsheviks.
sending food and money to the Bolsheviks.
condemning the revolution in the United Nations.
sending soldiers to help the Bolsheviks.
b and d.
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TEST (CONTINUED)
6.
Immediately after the czar’s abdication, _____ governed Russia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7.
The “Whites” were:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
peasants who opposed the Bolsheviks.
privileged people who supported the old czarist order.
foreigners who helped the Bolsheviks.
a nickname for the German army in World War I.
none of the above.
Lenin based his political theories on the writings of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
Vladimir Lenin
a moderate provisional government
the Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Thomas Jefferson.
Karl Marx.
Napoleon.
Gandhi.
Charles Dickens.
At the time of the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks were:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
one of several groups trying to gain power.
a small minority of those seeking power.
the largest and most popular group trying to gain power.
the largest group in the new provisional government.
a and b.
10. After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks changed their name to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
the
the
the
the
the
Menshevik Party.
White Party.
Communist Party.
Democratic Party.
Labor Party.
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ADDITIONAL AIMS MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS
You and your students might also enjoy these other AIMS Multimedia programs:
The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1924-1945
The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1945-1993
Gorbachev: His Life and His Country
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ANSWER KEY for page 19
VOCABULARY
The words below are from The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1905-1924. Read each word and look up
its meaning in a dictionary. Write the meaning on the line next to the word. On a separate sheet of
paper, write a sentence using the word.
Government by one person with unlimited power
1. autocracy ________________________________________________________________________
Substitution of a new system of government, especially by force
2. revolution ________________________________________________________________________
3. Duma
The name of the Russian Parliament in the years 1906-1917
__________________________________________________________________________
A formal document appealing to an authority for a right or benefit
4. petition __________________________________________________________________________
5. soviet
An elected council in the Soviet Union
__________________________________________________________________________
To resign from a throne or other high office
6. abdicate ________________________________________________________________________
To try to reach an agreement by discussion
7. negotiation ______________________________________________________________________
To make someone live in a special area
8. intern ____________________________________________________________________________
Arranged or agreed upon temporarily
9. provisional ______________________________________________________________________
A war between groups or regions within the same country
10. civil war ________________________________________________________________________
11. Bolshevik
12. czar
The revolutionary party that seized power in Russia in 1917
______________________________________________________________________
The emperor of Russia
__________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY for page 20
CHECKING COMPREHENSION
Read the statements below. Underline the word or phrase that best completes each statement.
1.
Czar Nicholas II’s type of government could be called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
The czars were kept in power by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
a small class of noblemen.
the Russian Orthodox church.
the army.
all of the above.
a and c.
During World War I, Russia’s principal enemy was:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
an autocracy.
a constitutional monarchy.
a democracy.
socialism.
none of the above.
Great Britain.
Germany.
Belgium.
France.
the United States.
As one of its first acts, the new provisional government:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
immediately withdrew from World War I.
made peace with Great Britain, but continued fighting against Germany.
began peace negotiations with Germany.
decided to keep fighting the war.
asked the people to vote on continuing the war.
5. The workers’ councils established during the revolution were known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
soviets.
militias.
provisionals.
assemblies.
none of the above.
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ANSWER KEY for page 21
CHECKING COMPREHENSION (CONTINUED)
6.
During the Great October Revolution _____ took power in Russia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7.
After the October Revolution, Czar Nicholas and his family:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
were accidentally killed during World War I.
were murdered by Bolshevik soldiers.
went to live in Paris.
committed suicide.
none of the above.
The cry of people who demonstrated against the czar was:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
Lenin and the Bolsheviks
the White Russians
Kerensky and the moderates
Czar Nicholas II
Joseph Stalin
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
Give me liberty or give me death.
Peace, Bread, Freedom.
All men are created equal.
Death to the king.
After they came to power, the Bolsheviks established their capital in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Paris.
Petrograd.
Moscow.
Estonia.
Siberia.
10. _____ was responsible for the Bolsheviks’ military victory in the civil war.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
Karl Marx
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ANSWER KEY for page 22
WHO AM I?
These descriptions identify people you saw in The Soviet Chronicles: 1905-1924. On the line below
each description, write the name of the person who is being identified. Choose from the names at
the bottom of the page.
1.
Prime minister of the provisional government; moderate socialist; member of both the Duma
and the Petrograd Soviet.
Alexander Kerensky
________________________________________
2.
Autocratic ruler; devoted to family; took over direct command of Russian troops during
World War I.
Czar Nicholas II
________________________________________
3.
First leader of the Soviet Union; returned from exile in Switzerland; believed that the end
justified the means.
Vladmir Lenin
________________________________________
4.
Commander-in-chief of the Russian army; almost seven feet tall; dismissed from his post in
the middle of World War I.
Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich
________________________________________
5.
Intellectual; signed Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany; Led the Red Army to victory in the
civil war.
Leon Trotsky
________________________________________
Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich
Czar Nicholas II
Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Alexander Kerensky
Czarina Alexandra
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ANSWER KEY for page 23
ODD ITEM OUT
In each group below, underline the item that DOES NOT belong with the rest of the group. Use a
dictionary or encyclopedia if you are uncertain of a term’s meaning.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
czarist
White Russian
Bolshevik
monarchist
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
president
czar
emperor
kaiser
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
soviet
council
congress
communist
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
von Hindenburg
Stalin
Eastern front
Kaiser Wilhelm II
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Kerensky
Lenin
Stalin
Trotsky
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Senate
Duma
Republican
Parliament
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bolshevik
socialist
monarchist
anarchist
9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Petrograd
Stockholm
Vladivostok
Moscow
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
democracy
autocracy
oligarchy
liberalism
10. a.
b.
c.
d.
socialism
conservatism
free enterprise
capitalism
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ANSWER KEY for page 24
COMMON THREADS
Complete the Odd Item Out activity sheet. Then, for each group of items in the activity, explain what
characteristic the remaining three items have IN COMMON.
1.
All terms describe supporters of the czar
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2.
All words mean “a governing assembly”
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3.
All were communists (Bolsheviks)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4.
All opposed the czar
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5.
All are forms of government
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
6.
All are terms for “monarch”
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
7.
All concern the Germans in World War I
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
8.
All are legislative bodies
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
9.
All are cities in Russia
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
10.
All are economic systems
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY for page 25
MOMENTS IN HISTORY
Put the historical moments below into chronological order. Use “1” for the earliest event and “10”
for the latest event. You may use an encyclopedia or other reference book to complete this activity.
6
_______
Great October Revolution
8
_______
Execution of Czar Nicholas II and his family
1
_______
1905 Uprising (Revolution of 1905)
3
_______
Abdication of the czar
10
_______
Lenin dies
7
_______
Civil war breaks out
2
_______
Beginning of World War I
4
_______
Lenin returns to Russia from Switzerland, in a sealed carriage
9
_______
End of World War I
5
_______
Kerensky becomes prime minister of the provisional government
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ANSWER KEY for page 26
CHECKING VOCABULARY
The vocabulary words you learned in The Soviet Union Chronicles: 1905-1924 can be found in this
Word Search Puzzle. Using the Word Bank, find all 12 terms. The letters of the words may be
arranged horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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TEST
Read the statements below. Underline the word or phrase that best completes each statement.
1.
The Bolsheviks were:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
When the February Revolution broke out in 1917, _____ ruled Russia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
there was a wide gulf between rich and poor.
most of the people were peasants.
the land was owned by a small elite.
the czars were kept in power by the nobility, church, and army.
all of the above.
After the Bolsheviks took over the government:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.
Catherine the Great
Czar Nicholas II
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Joseph Stalin
King George
Before the 1917 Russian Revolutions:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
the name of Russia’s Communists before the October Revolution.
a group of socialists led by Vladimir Lenin.
the victors in the Great October Revolution.
all of the above.
a and b.
they immediately ruled all of Russia.
civil war broke out.
they spent three years fighting for complete power.
the czar led an army against them.
b and c.
The U.S., France, and Great Britain responded to the October Revolution by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
supporting the people who fought against the Bolsheviks.
sending food and money to the Bolsheviks.
condemning the revolution in the United Nations.
sending soldiers to help the Bolsheviks.
b and d.
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6.
Immediately after the czar’s abdication, _____ governed Russia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7.
The “Whites” were:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
peasants who opposed the Bolsheviks.
privileged people who supported the old czarist order.
foreigners who helped the Bolsheviks.
a nickname for the German army in World War I.
none of the above.
Lenin based his political theories on the writings of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
Vladimir Lenin
a moderate provisional government
the Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Thomas Jefferson.
Karl Marx.
Napoleon.
Gandhi.
Charles Dickens.
At the time of the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks were:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
one of several groups trying to gain power.
a small minority of those seeking power.
the largest and most popular group trying to gain power.
the largest group in the new provisional government.
a and b.
10. After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks changed their name to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
the
the
the
the
the
Menshevik Party.
White Party.
Communist Party.
Democratic Party.
Labor Party.
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