Topic 1 - The causes and impact of the Revolutions of 1917

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For this topic you must study the three Key Questions below:

1. What were the causes of the Revolutions of 1917?

• The impact of the First World War( e.g: military failings; incompetent leadership; growing hardship at home)

• The role of the Royal Family(the autocratic power of the Tsar; the influence of Rasputin; increasing unpopularity)

• Increasing opposition(the growth of opposition parties; growing criticism of the leadership of Russia)

2. What were the main developments during the Bolshevik seizure of power?

• The February Revolution of 1917 (the main events of February 1917, leading to Provisional government and abdication)

• The period of Dual Power (the main events between February and October 1917; rivalry between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd

• Soviet)

• The October Revolution of 1917 (the main events of October 1917; the roles of Lenin and Trotsky)

3. What were the consequences of the Revolutions of 1917?

• Ending the war (the peace negotiations; the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk)

• Establishing the new Communist state (e.g: the Sovnarkom and its decrees; the creation of the Cheka)

 Short videos and powerpoints on Tsar Nicholas and the Russian Revolution

1. Tsar Nicholas II

2. Death of the Romanovs

3. 1905 Revolution

4. Rasputin

5. The Revolution

6. Eisenstein's view of the October Revolution 

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Causes of the the Russian revolution