Warm Up # 33 What are the major ways in which communism is different from capitalism?

Workbook pg. 29 Class Docs pg. 40 Russian Revolution Workbook pg. 29 Class Docs pg. 40

Essential Question What conditions and events lead to the Russian Revolution?

Directions 1. # paragraph’s 1-4 starting with “The Last Czar” on pg. 40 2. Read paragraph # 1 Circle Key Words Highlight Main Ideas Write down questions you want answered 3. Create your notes Not everything goes in your notes - Summarize Only put most important information 4. Compare with a partner

Russian Rev. Quiz

Paragraph 1-2 Russia (harsh, primitive) had glaring weaknesses Unrest of peasant class CZAR – ???? Propaganda - ??? Absolute Rule – total Power Nicholas II – “ill-suited” to lead Mild mannered Didn’t understand peoples opinion of him Note smart enough to change government

Paragraph 3 - 4 Bloody Sunday – Royal guards massacred peaceful protesters at Winter Palace Nicholas not present Duma – Russian Parliament Tried to make a parliamentary democracy Czar – leader of Russia (Nicholas II) Stripped Duma of most of its power by 1908