starter activity

You will be given a card which refers to one of the 4 Dumas between 1906 and 1917. Move to an appropriate corner of the room according to

your card. Extension. Which Duma was the most successful?

What caused the What caused the February revolution February revolution

(1917) ?(1917) ?To identify the reasons why the Tsar To identify the reasons why the Tsar

was forced to abdicatewas forced to abdicateTo compare the 1905 and 1917 To compare the 1905 and 1917

RevolutionsRevolutionsTo plan an essay question & develop To plan an essay question & develop

essay-writing skillsessay-writing skills

Aims

Your taskYour task Read p.48-9 – ‘The Petrograd Read p.48-9 – ‘The Petrograd

demonstrations’ and list the reasons demonstrations’ and list the reasons why demonstrations occurred in why demonstrations occurred in Russia’s capitalRussia’s capital

What events made the demonstrations What events made the demonstrations even more even more volatilevolatile, i.e. threatening to , i.e. threatening to the Tsar’s government?the Tsar’s government?

Extension. How similar were these Extension. How similar were these protests to those of 1905?protests to those of 1905?

DemonstrationsDemonstrations Bloody Sunday – 9 Jan, 140,000 workers Bloody Sunday – 9 Jan, 140,000 workers

commemorating Bloody Sundaycommemorating Bloody Sunday Food shortages & rationing – strikes Food shortages & rationing – strikes

about food in St P & across Russiaabout food in St P & across Russia Poor working conditions – 14 Feb, Poor working conditions – 14 Feb,

100,000 workers in St P100,000 workers in St P International Women’s Day – 23 Feb, International Women’s Day – 23 Feb,

coincided with strike at Putilov coincided with strike at Putilov Engineering WorksEngineering Works

Putilov engineering works during the February Revolution. How could historians use this evidence?

Your taskYour task Read p.49-50 and list the reasons Read p.49-50 and list the reasons

why the Tsar was forced to abdicatewhy the Tsar was forced to abdicate Which event was the turning point in Which event was the turning point in

the February Revolution?the February Revolution? Extension. Why do you think this Extension. Why do you think this

Revolution succeeded, whilst the Revolution succeeded, whilst the 1905 Revolution failed?1905 Revolution failed?

Abdication of TsarAbdication of Tsar Cossacks - refused to fire on protestors, including Cossacks - refused to fire on protestors, including

elite Pavlovsky Life Guardselite Pavlovsky Life Guards Mutinies – Volinksy Regiment joined Mutinies – Volinksy Regiment joined

demonstratorsdemonstrators Dissolution of DumaDissolution of Duma Formation of Provisional Govt (PG)Formation of Provisional Govt (PG) Tsar’s lack of resolve – offer to share power with Tsar’s lack of resolve – offer to share power with

Rodzianko & State DumaRodzianko & State Duma St P Soviet – rival authority, ‘St P Soviet – rival authority, ‘Order No. 1Order No. 1’’ Lack of an heir – Nicholas refused crown for his Lack of an heir – Nicholas refused crown for his

son, his brother Grand Duke Michael also refusedson, his brother Grand Duke Michael also refused

Rodzianko

Your taskYour task Your teacher will give you a card Your teacher will give you a card

describing either the 1905 or 1917 describing either the 1905 or 1917 Revolutions. Stand in the Revolutions. Stand in the appropriate area of your Venn appropriate area of your Venn diagramdiagram

Your taskYour task Watch ‘The Russian Revolution in Colour’ and Watch ‘The Russian Revolution in Colour’ and

answer the questions provided.answer the questions provided.

One historian said that Russia was like a One historian said that Russia was like a bottle of fizzy water that had been shaken for bottle of fizzy water that had been shaken for years, until suddenly the top came off. Explain years, until suddenly the top came off. Explain what he meant by this? what he meant by this?

Your taskYour task Read p.52-3 on planning questions on Read p.52-3 on planning questions on

causation & change. Explain the causation & change. Explain the difference between these to types of difference between these to types of questions and questions and

In your groups produce a spider In your groups produce a spider diagram to answer question B on p.52diagram to answer question B on p.52

In pairs produce a topic paragraph for In pairs produce a topic paragraph for each factoreach factor

Read the paragraphs & vote on the Read the paragraphs & vote on the most successfulmost successful

Success criteria >>>>>>

Level 2Level 2 Level 3Level 3 Level 4 & 5Level 4 & 5Lacks a topic Lacks a topic sentence or sentence or begins with a begins with a descriptive descriptive sentence sentence Limited detailLimited detailLoose links to Loose links to main question main question or other or other factorsfactorsFrequent Frequent SPAG errorsSPAG errors

Use of topic Use of topic sentence – sentence – although this although this could be more could be more concise or concise or clearly focusedclearly focusedGood detail, Good detail, although this although this could be could be explained explained further to show further to show the links to the the links to the main questionmain questionSome errors of Some errors of SPAGSPAG

TT Clear and Clear and precise topic precise topic sentencesentence

EE Detailed and Detailed and well-chosen well-chosen factual evidencefactual evidence

A A The The paragraph paragraph concludes with a concludes with a sentences which sentences which clearly explains clearly explains the main points the main points put forward and put forward and links back to the links back to the questionquestionErrors of SPAG Errors of SPAG rarerare

HomeworkHomework Revise for a practise question on the Revise for a practise question on the

February Revolution.February Revolution. Read p.54-8 about the Provisional Read p.54-8 about the Provisional

Government and complete the table Government and complete the table your teacher provides.your teacher provides.

ExtensionExtension Read p.307-353 in Read p.307-353 in

Figes and note down Figes and note down what he believes what he believes were the principal were the principal causes of the causes of the Revolution.Revolution.

In Figes’ view was In Figes’ view was the Revolution the Revolution caused more by the caused more by the failures of the failures of the government or the government or the direct action of direct action of Russian citizens?Russian citizens?

PlenaryPlenary What were the chief causes of the What were the chief causes of the

February Revolution?February Revolution? How similar / different were the 1905 How similar / different were the 1905

& February 1917 Revolutions& February 1917 Revolutions Explain the TEA principleExplain the TEA principle Extension. Do you agree with WH Extension. Do you agree with WH

Chamberlain that this was one of the Chamberlain that this was one of the most ‘spontaneous revolutions of all most ‘spontaneous revolutions of all time’? time’?