Russian+Revolution+of+1917


 * __Russian Revolution of 1917__**

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

Essential Questions:
 * What causes a Revolution?
 * Terrible Politics, Religion, and/or Economy
 * Independence
 * Can people ever equally share ressources?
 * In theory, yes but in reality, no. Mainly due to people being selfish and greedy
 * Do military orders have to be followed? Why or why not?
 * It depends what kind of order it it. It should be followed if it helps the community and the person. If it doesnt assist the community or yourself, then it should not be followed.
 * Not really due to military expenses

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 King and the queen put too much power onto Rasputin's hands.
 * Little industrialization caused the country to become poor
 * Autrocracy caused the nation to become weak
 * Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Violation of alliance/End war with Germany
 * Government censored daily life and kill millions who were threat to gov't
 * Queen was born of a German





They work for so long but do not benefit as much the middle class. They are the middle class but there are so little of them. They majority of the population are all peasants in which suffer due to terrible treatment The military which are above the middle class. There doesn't seem to be any upper class The level contains the church which are above the military, middle class, and peasants The government seems to be the upper class but not really. They have power over anyone below them which is technically everyone. The king and the queen who are weak rulers. They cannot take care of the people of their nation correctly ||
 * I see || It Means ||
 * * Lots of people carrying the floors
 * People are partying and having fun above the base
 * People holding the guns and aiming at something
 * People wearing formal clothing
 * People wearing uniforms and have ribbons around them
 * Two people at the chair sitting peacefully || Those are the peasants who have large amount of pressure on them.



List and explain what you see as the most significant long term and short term cause of the Russian Revolution. Explain your answer:

The most significant long term cause of the Russian Revolution would be the fact that Russia had a very weak leader. He put his people into the Japanese Russia war which was actually just sending his troops in the battlefield to die. Nicholas II made very few changes for the peasant people but it doesn't help change any of their lives significantly at all. The people blamed Bloody Sunday on the czar which increased tension and anger towards the czar. Did not want to change the system. Another significant cause but short term was Rasputin. Rasputin was a monk that assisted the czar family in order to calm their son. The royasl family gave him too much power which led to terrible events. The Tsar took command of the Russian army, and the blame for losing the war. Russia was under the control of his wife, Alexander who depended on Gregori Rasputin. Tsar influenced the family which gave him loads of power.

Had very small industrialization which caused them to not be prepared for a 20th century war. They loved keeping the old system. World war I took away trust, supplies, men. The country was too large to be controlled by a single person. The king saw his people as children so he didn't want other people to take control over.


 * 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.**

The purpose of the picture is to represent Rasputin as one of the most evil people in history. He has influence over the royal family since he helped assist their son who had a medical condition. As a result of the aid, the royal family gave too much power over to the monk. In the picture, the monk has his hands around the czar and his wife which implies that he had influence and power over them. Rasputin would destroy anyone that attempted to stop him from obtaining any power due to him being born of a peasant which causes him to be power hungry. The czar wife was happy that his son was being healed by the monk. He was crazed, and had demonic appearance. He was a great sinner in order to be saved. He was a womanizer and claimed to be insane due to having a certain dissease.

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

What do you see as the major changes in Russia after the Revolution? Evaluate their impact on the Russian People

The major changes that occured in Russia after the Revolution was that the Soviet Union was created. Russia had installed a new economic policy which improved the economy greatly and eventually par with leading nations. The union put Russia into a Communism instead of autocracy. This improved Russia's government and the economy. The creation of the white army which led to the civil war in Russia. The white army consisted of Bolsheviks’ opponents, army leaders, political leaders, wealthy Russian which also took in the aid from US and France. The result of the war caused millions dead, famine in Russia, and the Red Army victory