1. World Geography Grade 8: Humanities

2. Standards
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1 Cite specific
textual evidence to support analysis of
primary and secondary sources.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2 Determine
the central ideas or information of a
primary or secondary source; provide an
accurate summary of the source distinct
from prior knowledge or opinions.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7 Integrate
visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs,
photographs, videos, or maps) with other
information in print and digital texts.

3. Vocabulary (Visual Thesaurus)
 Proletariat  Bolsheviks
 Provisional government  Lenin
 Abdicate  Trotsky
 Discontent  Soviet
 Totalitarianism  Communist party
 Indoctrination  Joseph Stalin
 Propaganda  Great Purge
 Command economy  Five-Years Plans
Words to Know People, Events, Concepts

4. Grade 8: Things to Do
 M: Cornell Notes: Revolutions in Russia
 IS: Cornell Notes: Stalinist Russia (11/13)
 T: History Frame – On Your Topic
 IS: Make revisions to History Frame (11/14)
 W: Causes & Effects & Review Chronology
(11/15)
 Th: Paired Timelines/Presentation Outline
 F: New Presentation

5. Essential Questions
What were the conditions in Russia before the
Revolution(s)?
What were the causes of the Russian Revolution?

6. Cast of Characters
Czars (A.k.a
Bolsheviks/Com
Russian Proletariat
munist Party
Autocracy)
Joseph Stalin Bourgeoisie

7. Czars Resist Change
 Alexander II
(assassinated) is followed
by Alexander III
 Sticks to autocracy form
of govt.
○ Censorship, secret police
and pogroms
○ Uniform Russian culture
(only Russian
everything)
 Nicholas II takes over
(1894) and continues this
program
 State is changing and he
fails to recognize

8. Russia Industrializes
 French and British help Russia industrialize,
esp. in steel but this causes problems
 (1) Bad working conditions, (2) low wages, (3) child
labor
 Because of conditions Marxist ideas caught on
 Proletariat, (workers), Bolsheviks, Mensheviks

9. Essential Questions?
What was the Communist Manifest? Its basic tenets?
Goals?
How did Communism play out in Russia?

10. What is Communism?
 Communism – an economic system in
which all means of production are
owned by the people, private property
does not exist, and all goods and
services are shared equally.
 BrainPop :Communism
 In many ways, Communism was a
reaction to the Industrial Revolution and
Capitalism
 Crash Course World History : Capitalism &
Socialism

11. Crash Course Capitalism &
Socialism

12. What is this cartoon
communicating?

13. Industrial Revolution
Inventions of new
machines
Bought by
capitalists
Displaced former
workers
Difference between
classes increases

14. Karl Marx & the Communist
Manifesto
 The Industrial  Marx and Engels
Revolution intensified called for workers of
class struggle (rich vs. the world to unite and
poor) overthrow the rule of
 “Haves” the rich.
(bourgeoisie) take  Wealth would be
advantage of redistributed
“Have-Nots”  Classes and private
(proletariat) property would
 Workers are exploited cease to exist
by employers  Know all 5!! 
 The labor of workers
profits employers

15. Compare Russia & U.S.A
Gov’ts
Communism Capitalism
Usually a one-party state. Free elections and more that one
political party.
Industry and agriculture owned by the Most industry and agriculture owned
state. People encouraged to work for by private individuals.
the common good.
Classless society with no individual They employ workers and keep all
profit-making profits made.
The government controlled most Limits on government interference in
aspects of people’s lives. people’s lives
Strong censorship with restrictions Freedom of speech and movement
on what could be said or written.

16. The Goal & Reality of
Communism
 Goal: to get rid of
social classes and
make everything fair
for everyone.
 Reality: Marx dies
before the theory
can be tested.
 Successors move
forward and develop
socialism and other
forms of communism.

18. History Frame Guiding
Questions
 Characters: Who are the people who were
involved in this? Which ones played major
roles, and which ones were minor?
 Setting: Where and when did this event take
place? Over what period of time?
 Plot: This section is broken into three parts:
 Problem/Goal: What set events in motion? What
problem arose, or what were the key players after?

19. History Frame Guiding
Questions
 Plot continued…
 Events/Episodes: Focus on summarizing. Focus
on the key steps or events that capture the
progress of the situation. How did the events
connected to your topic develop?
 Resolution/Outcome: How was the problem
solved? Was the goal attained? (Go back to the
problem or goal you identified, then explain how it
was resolved or whether it was met.)

20. History Frame Guiding
Questions
 Theme. I think of this as the "so what?" of a
history frame or story map. You might think of
it as the universal truth or revelation, the larger
meaning or importance, the moral, the "what
we've learned from this," and so on. How do
you relate this to today or your own life?
Theme can be divided into two components: a
universal truth a personal truth
 Have fun!

21. Essential Questions
What leaders came to power have the Russian monarchy was
overthrown?
What were the new leaders’ plans for Russia and its people?

22. Crises: Home and Abroad
"The present ruler has lost absolutely the affection of the
Russian people, and whatever the future may have in store for
the dynasty, the present tsar will never again be safe in the
midst of his people.”
-- The American Consul in Odessa
Bloody Sunday
 Jan 22, 1905: workers marched on
Winter Palace
 Soldiers fired into crowd (Generals’
orders)
 Strikes all over Russia
 Nicholas promised freedom and
created Duma (Parliament)
○ 10 weeks later, Czar dissolved the group

23. Bourgeoisie vs. Proletariat
“I got 5 “We shall
passport overcome”
s. I’m ???
never
going to
jail.”

24. March Revolution
 March 1917: women textile workers revolt in
Petrograd
○ No bread or fuel help incite more (200,000 total)
○ Soldiers at first shot the crowd then side with them
 Czar Nicholas forced to abdicate throne
○ Year later, royal family executed
 Germany secretly sneaks Lenin into the country to incite riots
 Provisional Govt set up with Alexander Kerensky
as the leader

25. Bolshevik Revolution
 With Lenin leading the
charge, Soviets cry for power
 November 1917 armed factory workers storm
the Winter Palace
 Calling themselves the Bolshevik Red Guards they
arrest the leaders of the provisional govt
○ Lenin turns control of land and factories over to the
people
○ Sign treaty ended WWI with Germany (lose land)

26. Cont…
 Russians angry with Treaty
terms and murder of Royal
Family
 Civil War erupts
 White Army (support the rule
of czar)
vs.
 Red Army (Bolsheviks led by
Trotsky)

27. Essential Questions
How did Joseph Stalin maintain power?
What was daily life like in Stalinist Russia?

28. Joseph Stalin: Man of
Steel, Communist Leader

29. Analyzing Events in Russian
History
Causes Effects
Czar Nicholas II Steps
Down-
Bolshevik Revolution-
Stalin Builds Totalitarian
State-
Stalin Seizes Control of
Economy

30. Paired Timelines
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31. Related Topics
 Purge Trials
 Pravda
 KGB, Stalin’s Secret
Police
 Russian Bourgeoisie
 Karl Marx
 Vladimir Lenin Click here to go to SheppardSoftware.com.
 Leon Trotsky
 Nicolas II
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