Russian+Revolution+of+1917

World War I and social unrest combined to push Russia to the edge of revolution. The events that followed led to Russia's exit from WWI and became a turning point in world history. Two revolutions actually took place within Russia during this time period. The first is known as the Russian Revolution and the second is known as the Bolshevik Revolution.
 * Background**:

‍**Objectives**:
Explain the long term and short term causes of Russian Revolution Evaluate the impact of WWI on the Russian Revolution Evaluate the impact of the revolution on the future of Russia

Essential Questions: -I believe that a Revolution is caused by an opposition to something or someone which eventually causes a large uproar. -a major disagreement between two or more people. sometimes may concern religion, culture, land, or freedom -revolt is usually meant for change. -Sometimes, it is possible depending on the people, but many times it is not. A lot of people are stubborn or greedy and that usually leads to inequallity in resources. -greed leads to problems -it's possible to run out of resources which causes problems. -Yes, I believe military orders should be followed because most of the time those orders are in benefit for the whole country.
 * What causes a Revolution?
 * Can people ever equally share resources?
 * Do military orders have to be followed? Why or why not?

Below is a very brief PPT of an overviewe of the Russian Revolution: [|PPT Russian Revolution]
 * **In your wiki, add five things that you learned abolut the revolution from this powerpoint**:

‍-The Russians were not prepared in order to fight in World War I. -There were many riots leading up to the killing of the Royal Family in 1918. -Moscow was named the capital of Russia in November of 1917. -The Treaty of Brest-Litvosk ended the war with Germany and was viewed as a violation against France and Britains allies. -The Civil war lasted for over 2 years. -Rasputin was a self acclaimed monk. -Czar Nicholas II and his German born wife eventually put to much power into Rasputin's hands. -November 1917, Lenin and Bolsheviks overthrew the government and killed the royal family so no one could be in power.

**Inquiry Activity** : **Long Term and Short Term Causes of Russian Revolution**

 * **Use the internet to identify** the long term causes of the Russian Revolution.

Record the information you gather in the attachment provided here: [|Long term Causes of Russian Revolution.docx]

A good site to begin with:[|BBC Long Term Causes]


 * Please use one or two additional sites to complete this work and annotate them on your graphic before you upload it **.


 * Use the internet to identify short term causes of the Russian Revolution



A good site to begin with:[|Causes of Revolution] or : [|Revolution of 1917]

**Visual Discovery Activity** :

Complete an I See/It Means based on the cartoon below:




 * **Complete terms on Section 3 of Chapter 12: Russian Revolution [[file:Section 3 Terms.doc]]**

**Role of Rasputin**: Grigory Rasputin has been seen as a major contributor to the fall of the Romanov Dynasty. It was believed by many Russians that he had an enormous influence of the Tsarina Alexandra while Tsar Nicholas led the troops duirng WWI. The Tsarina believed that Rasputin could save her son from the problems of hemophilia.

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 * Opener**:

In my opinion, Rasputin was the most significant short term cause of the Russian Revolution because he tore the Russian government apart and it ultimately led to the start of the revolution. The most significant long term cause of the Russian Revolution was that the size of Russia was very large. Because this country was so large, it was tough for one person to rule over it. An significant short term cause was inflation and unrest which led to poor people and unhappiness. Alexandra was German and the Russians did not like that. They were poorly industrialized and they were fixed on keeping the old system.
 * List and explain what you see as the most significant long term and short term cause of the Russian Revolution. Explain your answer:**

The message of this cartoon is depicting Rasputin being in large control of Czar Nicholas and Czarina Alexandra. It appears that in this picture, they are seated on his large lap, being encumbered in his large hands. Also, I get the impression that they are pretty much being conveyed as being his "puppets". From what I have learned from the video, I gathered that Rasputin was a very pursuasive yet evil man. Not only did he pursuade the Czars, but in his lifetime he had pursuaded many women into sinning, in order to become repented by God. His eyes, as depicted in this cartoon, were said to be "the eyes of a maniac". Nicholas looks very oblivious while Alexandra looks satisfied.
 * VIsual Discovery Activity**:
 * analyze the political cartoon that is on my wiki about Rasputin: [[image:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZnynueixVa4/SYxD7EiMYfI/AAAAAAAACKI/wSIUEhkb31g/s400/Rasputin.jpg caption="external image Rasputin.jpg"]]
 * Now that you have completed the Dialectical journal on the movie clip on Rasputin, **in Paragraph form, explain the message of this cartoon. USe evidence from your dialectical journal to support your claim.**

**Russian Revolution Activity**: ( Based on graphic organizer)

The major changes in Russia after the Revolution included Lenin being in control of Russia and with being in control, he wanted to gain peace with the Central Powers. In doing this, Russia lost a fair amount of land. This highly angered the people of Russia and it caused them to form a military force called the White Army. Because of all the confrontation, a civil war broke out between the White Army and the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks were brought to victory. Lenin wanted to make up for the crashing economy so he established the New Economic Policy which entailed some Capitalism for mostly farmers. By 1922, the economy had improved and Russia had gained back more land that they had lost. One of these areas gained was known as the Soviet Union and this was ruled as a communist leadership controlled by Lenin until he died in 1924.
 * What do you see as the major changes in Russia after the Revolution? Evaluate their impact on the Russian People**