1. 3/3/14
“Autocracy”
What is the definition of “autocracy”?
form of government in which one person has total power
What types of things did Czar Alexander III do with his autocratic power?
On desk: Russia reading packet &
p wksht.

2. 3/3/14
World History Agenda
Finish Activism presentations
Review MWH
HW: Read p. 434 – 436 & take directed notes (“Crises at Home & Abroad” and “The March Revolution”)
Honors: Animal Farm, ch. 1 – 3 & questions due Friday

3. Activism Presentations – E block
Malala Yousafzai
Fast food workers demand minimum wage increase
Egyptian Revolution

4. Activism Presentations – D block
Iraq War protests

5. How did the rule of Czar Alexander II end & when did this occur?
Revolutionaries assassinated him.
1881
Why?
Did this because of how slowly political
change was occurring.

6. 2. List at least 5 ways that Czar Alexander III exerted his autocratic rule in Russia.
Relating to a ruler who has
absolute power
Stopped all reforms in Russia.
Labeled many as “dangerous”
(anyone who questioned his authority, worshipped outside Roman Orthodox Church, or spoke a language other than Russian)
Censored documents & letters.
Secret police force spied in schools.
Political prisoners sent to Siberia.
Oppressed other national groups.
Made Russian official language & forbade any others.
Violence against Jews in Russia.

7. 3. When Nicholas II becomes the czar in 1894, was he any different than Alexander III? What does it say in the text that lets you know this?
NO!
“…he continued the tradition of
Russian autocracy.”

8. What are two positive results of Russia’s industrialization?
# of factories more than doubled (1863 – 1900)
Investors + raised taxes = increase in steel industry
1900 – Russia world’s 4th largest steel producer
Trans-Siberian railway built (1891 – 1916)
world’s longest continuous rail line

9. 5. What are 4 problems that came about during Russia’s industrialization?
Harsh working conditions, low wages, child labor.
Govt. banned unions.
Workers were unhappy. (discontent)
6. How did workers who were unhappy with their conditions respond to Russian authorities?
They went on strike!

10. What were the two groups that Russian Marxists split into in 1903 & why did they do so?  
Mensheviks & Bolsheviks
Split over revolutionary tactics.
Mensheviks
More moderate
Wanted large portion of
population to support the
revolution
Bolsheviks 
More radical
Supported smaller number of revolutionaries ready to dedicate their lives to the revolution.

11. 8. Legend says that one event turned Lenin into a revolutionary
8. Legend says that one event turned Lenin into a revolutionary. What is this event?
1887, Lenin’s brother was
hanged for plotting to kill the czar.
Lenin already didn’t like the
govt., but this influenced him further.

12. Summarize in 3 – 5 sentences:
What was Russia like politically, socially, & economically from 1881 – early 1900’s? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

13. HW:
Read p. 434 – 436 & take directed notes (“Crises at Home & Abroad” and “The March Revolution”)