1. You will be given a character from
The March Revolution
You will be given a character from
Russia 1914 – 1917.
Watch the following presentation and work out:
Why these events happened
How your character was involved in the 1st Russian Revolution (aka The March Revolution)!

2. Events: 1914 –1917 August 1914 End of 1914 World War I started
Russia declared war on Germany
Czar-popular
>1m Russian soldiers dead
Russia could not produce enough weapons to supply soldiers

3. Shortages of food, coal & industrial materials in cities
Prices  & factories closed
Gov’t blamed
Czar goes to front lines
Czarina & Rasputin left in charge
Rasputin persuaded the Czarina to replace officials he did not like
Food supply in cities 
1914 – 1915
September 1915

4. Winter 1916 7th March 1917 8th March 1917 Bad winter
Little food or fuel got into Petrograd.
Bread shortage
Beginning of “March Revolution”
Workers went on strike
Women joined demonstrations
Protestors demanded food, fuel & a new govt.
March 8th-200,000 workers stormed the streets

5. Czar ordered army to fire on protestors
Many soldiers refused & joined demonstrations
Soldiers & workers marched to Duma to demand that it take control of Russia.
Czar tried to get back to Petrograd but RR workers stopped him.
Czar forced to flee.
Czar Nicholas II abdicates his throne.
12th March 1917
15th March 1917
March 12th-soldiers obeyed at first them sided with the demonstrators

6. Walk a mile in their shoes…
With your character card, write a letter to a friend or family member in the United States that depicts :
Your feelings toward the Czar
Your feelings about the war
How your country is being run
You must consider the knowledge your character would have and the way they were likely to react to the different events and characters. You may be asked to share these.