Russian Revolution Webquest



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Unit 9 Part 1: Russian Revolution Webquest

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1. Would you describe Russia in these photographs as an industrial or an agricultural society? Explain your answer with evidence from the pictures.

2. These pictures showed how almost all Russians lived. Describe the living conditions (housing) that you can see in these photos. What was their quality of life?

3. What might be a political challenge for a Tsar having a huge and diverse country, and nearly all citizens living in poverty as serfs?

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1. Read the definition of autocracy and summarize it in 7 words or less.

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2. Russian Tsars were autocrats. What was their role in the Russian Government?

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1. Open the album and look at some of the pictures. Are the family members cold-hearted autocrats or seemingly loving? Why do you think so?

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1. Summarize how WWI was a cause for the Revolution in Russia.

2. Summarize how Russia’s leadership was a cause for the Revolution.

3. How did the Tsarina choose government officials?

4. Why did the Tsarina choose officials who would be “Purposefully weak”?

5. How would this (#4) make Russia’s government ineffective?

6. Explain why the Russian people saw Rasputin as “Everything that was wrong with Imperial government”.

7. Look at 1-6, If you were living as a peasant in Russia in 1917, do you think you would have joined in the Revolution? Why or why not?

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1. (paragraph 1) Under Lenin’s New Economic Policy, what happened to Russia? Be specific.

2. So, in your opinion, has the Russian Revolution been “Successful” under its new leader Lenin so far? Explain.

3. Review these notes, if you were a peasant in one of the pictures you saw at the beginning of these webquest, which reason for revolution would have been most important to you? Explain.

4. The new government which will replace the Tsars in Russia is called “Communism”. It has the word “community” as a root word. Give me 2 guesses as to how this government will change the older autocratic system.

5. Use your notes from your webquest today to answer the following prompt with 2 specific examples from the Russian Revolution:

What forces peoples to Revolution and creating alternative systems of government?

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The “My Own Words” Notes

1. For most people in Russia, everyday life was…

2. A drawing that represents how most people in Russia lived is…

3. In 6 words or less, ruling Russia would be tough because…

4. Do we have an autocracy today in the USA? Explain

At this point, I’d describe the Russian Tsarist family as…

At this point, I’d say WWI’s impact on Russia was…

At this point, one word I’d use to describe Russian Tsarist government is…

At this point, I’d say the Russian Revolution happened because….

At this point I’d say the effect of the Revolution on Russia was…

At this point, what effects did the Revolution have on Russia?

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