2. Aim & Do Now: 02/05
Aim: What are the causes of the Russian Revolution?
Do Now: List 3 historical facts that you know about Russia.

3. Homework: Due 02/07
Thematic Essay on Human Rights, Final Draft due Friday 02/07
Russian Revolution/End of W.W. I handout due 02/10
Animal Farm activity online at whsad.org/author/lesinski – due 02/14
Mandatory for AP students.
Optional for All other classes.

4. Historical Circumstances
Nicholas II, Czar or king
Constitutional Monarch
Weak leader; lack of control in the Kremlin (Russian government)
Brought economic hardships to Russia
Russia’s involvement in World War I
Shortages of food
Poor training of soldiers
Lack of weapons

5. Rasputin Peasant born mystic Trusted advisor to the king and queen
Symbol of the lack of leadership in the king
Impossible to kill

6. Causes of the Revolution(s)
Causes of February Revolution
Bread riots during the war
World War I
Duma (lawmakers) and military turned against the king
Soviets (regional councils) were formed
Causes of Bolshevik Revolution
Lenin and the Bolsheviks (Russian Communists)
Gained support of peasants and working class
Promised “Peace, Land and Bread”
Leon Trotsky and Josef Stalin

7. Guided Practice Read short excerpt on Rasputin on page 772
How might events in Russia been different if Rasputin did not gain so much influence?
Why did other government officials dislike Rasputin's relationship with Nicholas' wife?
How is Rasputin's influence an example of poor leadership?
Create one Analysis question about Rasputin

8. Independent Practice
Read Turning Point: Russian Revolution on page 775
Answer the following questions in complete sentences
Why did the Bolsheviks choose Winter Palace as the place to attack?
Why is the Russian Revolution considered a turning point in history?
Why would the governments of Western Europe resist Lenin's offers of Peace?
Create 3 questions (Comprehension, Application and Analysis) based on the Russian Revolution

9. Aim & Do Now: 02/06
Aim: How did Russia transition from an Absolute Monarchy to Communism?
Do Now: What mistakes did Nicholas II make while he was czar of Russia?

10. Homework: Due 02/07
Thematic Essay on Human Rights, Final Draft due Friday 02/07
Russian Revolution/End of W.W. I handout due 02/10
Animal Farm activity online at whsad.org/author/lesinski – due 02/14
Mandatory for AP students.
Optional for All other classes.

11. Vladimir Lenin Bolshevik/Communist leader Took power of Russia
Believe in self-determination for all nations and that Communism would spread across the world
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918) – gave up parts of Poland, Finland, Ukraine, and other provinces

12. Leon Trotsky Commissar/Leader of the Red Army Organizational genius
Fought against the Anti- Communists in the Civil War ( )
War Communism – all aspects of society were geared toward the war
Red Terror – all anti- communists must be killed

13. Animal Farm and The Russian Revolution
Animal Farm was written by George Orwell. It is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. It is about animals that live on a farm and revolt against their owner, only to see the stronger, smarter animals take power after promising equality and freedom.

14. Independent Practice
Complete the handout comparing Animal Farm to the Russian Revolution.

15. Aim & Do Now: 02/07
Aim: How did Totalitarianism impact the formation of the Soviet Union?
Do Now: Why did Germany send Lenin back to Russia during World War I?

16. Homework: Due 02/07
Thematic Essay on Human Rights, Final Draft due Friday 02/07
Russian Revolution/End of W.W. I handout due 02/10
Animal Farm activity online at whsad.org/author/lesinski – due 02/14
Mandatory for AP students.
Optional for All other classes.

17. Economic Policies of Totalitarian Rulers
Totalitarianism - a political system in which the state holds total authority over the society.
Lenin
NEP (New Economic Plan) – blend elements of capitalism with communism into the economy
Stalin
Collectivization – private farms eliminated; government owns all the land
Five Year Plans – economic goals to transform Russia from an agricultural society to an industrial society