1. Unit 7 – Imperialism through World War I Lesson # 4 – Russian Revolution

2. Agenda Russian Revolution Russian Revolution Proletariat v. Bourgeoisie Proletariat v. Bourgeoisie Gallery Crawl Gallery Crawl Lenin’s Economy Lenin’s Economy Notebook Quiz Notebook Quiz

3. Tuesday, December 3 Page 181: Bell ringer: What were three key points that Karl Marx makes in the communist manifesto? What is communism? How does communism affect laborers? Objective : Analyze the impact of the writings of Karl Marx on Russian society. Attach Homework: Lenin’s Economy & Lenin’s Government Reading and Questions Page 182: Attach: Conditions in Russia before and during WWI guided notes Page 183: Attach: Station A, B, C, D, E

4. While the fighting is going on in Europe… What about Russia? Never able to fully help the Allied Powers Internal struggles and eventually…a revolution!

5. Peasants Russian peasants lived in poverty and faced constant food shortages due to the lack of land to cultivate. Most of the arable (farmable) land belonged to the nobility. Redistribution of this land would alleviate many of the peasant's problems.

6. Conditions of Russia Conditions of Russia Russia had a very small number of wealthy people who owned much of the land. Much of Russia was dissatisfied due to hunger and little wealth. Czar Nicholas II went into WWI hoping that it would raise nationalistic pride in Russia.

7. WWI leads to Revolution World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution. The war created conditions for revolution for three reasons…..

8. Cause # 1 - Death Almost 2 million Russian soldiers died during WWI. YOU THINK: How would this lead to revolution? Cause # 1 - Death Almost 2 million Russian soldiers died during WWI. YOU THINK: How would this lead to revolution?

9. During the war, Czar Nicholas II went into battle with his troops, leaving his wife at home to rule the country. YOU THINK: How would this lead to revolution? During the war, Czar Nicholas II went into battle with his troops, leaving his wife at home to rule the country. YOU THINK: How would this lead to revolution? Cause # 2 – Royal Family

10. Russia was doing poorly in the war which was costly leading Russia into a depressed economy. YOU THINK: How would this lead to revolution? Russia was doing poorly in the war which was costly leading Russia into a depressed economy. YOU THINK: How would this lead to revolution? Cause # 3 – Economics

11. Revolution A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the existence of sharp economic differences between social classes. The nobility was living a wealthy lifestyle while many peasants and farmers were starving to death and standing in bread lines.

12. RACE! What is a Bourgeoisie? What is a Bourgeoisie?

13. RACE! What is a Proletariat? What is a Proletariat?

14. Gallery Crawl You will have 2 minutes at each station. You will have 2 minutes at each station. Identify the following: Identify the following: 1. Who they are (description of their social class) 1. Who they are (description of their social class) 2. Are they Bourgeoisie or Proletariat? 2. Are they Bourgeoisie or Proletariat? 3. Proof of answers to # 1 & 2 3. Proof of answers to # 1 & 2

15. TIME FOR A QUIZ… Use the quarter sheet provided.

16. Quiz: True or False 1. Russian peasants faced constant food shortages. 2. Factory workers were treated poorly 3. There was a drastic difference in wealth between social classes.

17. Quiz: Short Answer 4. On your own, take five minutes to answer the following question: Which of these economic systems would most appeal to the Russians? CapitalismCommunismMercantilism Be sure to explain why and use the documents from the gallery crawl to support your reasoning.

18. The October Revolution in Petrograd overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave the power to the local soviets dominated by Bolsheviks The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolutions mainly because the Bolsheviks promised to redistribute the land owned by the nobility. The Bolsheviks were a socialist group led by Vladimir Lenin The October Revolution in Petrograd overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave the power to the local soviets dominated by Bolsheviks The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolutions mainly because the Bolsheviks promised to redistribute the land owned by the nobility. The Bolsheviks were a socialist group led by Vladimir Lenin

19. Communism The Bolsheviks eventually became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Communism-- a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party (a political party with total control) controls state-owned means of production.

20. Lenin’s Economy On Page 183, read and answer questions about Lenin’s Economy and Government