Key Events of Bolshevik Takeover

1. The October Revolution
Key Terms, Events,
Names: Military
Revolutionary
Committee, Trotsky,
Milrevcom, Winter
Palace, Congress of
Soviets, Peter and
Paul Fortress, Aurora,
Women’s Death
Battalion, Smolny,
Soviet Central
Executive Committee

2. Starter: Source Analysis
When the
Bolsheviks
stormed the
Winter
Palace, they
actually
faced little
resistance.
Why do you
think the
artist who
painted this
suggest they
did?
When the
Bolsheviks
stormed the
Winter
Palace, they
actually
faced little
resistance.
Why do you
think the
artist who
painted this
suggest they
did?

3. Map Analysis
Activity 1: As
you read
about the
October
Revolution,
examine the
maps and
images of
Petrograd.
Which 5
places do you
think were
critical. Locate
these on
Google Maps.
Activity 1: As
you read
about the
October
Revolution,
examine the
maps and
images of
Petrograd.
Which 5
places do you
think were
critical. Locate
these on
Google Maps.

4. Timeline of Events
Read the scanned textbook pgs. 102-109 on the October
Revolution and undertake the activities below as you go.
Read the scanned textbook pgs. 102-109 on the October
Revolution and undertake the activities below as you go.
Activity 2: In pairs construct a timeline of the key events
of the ‘October Days’ of 1917 (23-27 October). Use a
colour scheme or key to show which developments were
a result of:
•Lenin’s actions and/or leadership
•Trotsky’s actions and/or leadership
•Chance
•Poor planning
•Kerensky and/or the Provisional Government’s actions
Activity 2: In pairs construct a timeline of the key events
of the ‘October Days’ of 1917 (23-27 October). Use a
colour scheme or key to show which developments were
a result of:
•Lenin’s actions and/or leadership
•Trotsky’s actions and/or leadership
•Chance
•Poor planning
•Kerensky and/or the Provisional Government’s actions

5. Leadership Significance
Use this link to help you with your debate.Use this link to help you with your debate.

6. Make sure that
you can write
about the
significance of
each event –
Test Next
Lesson!
Causes of the
Bolshevik’s rise to power

7. • Question (c) - is an essay question and will focus on
your ability to evaluate a historical claim by using
source evidence and your own knowledge. In
answering this question you must offer support to the
historical claim as well as challenge the claim.
• To obtain above 8 marks you MUST explicitly quote a
minimum of 3 of the 4 sources.
• A balanced Judgment must also be given.
• (15 Marks) – Suggested no more than 27 minutes
15 Mark Question

8. Paragraph 1:
•Use the sources AND your own knowledge to SUPPORT the claim.
•Must EXPLICITLY quote the sources through out.
– To support this claim Source A states that…
•Offer your own contextual knowledge to add further Evidence to support
your argument.
•You must explain (not just described) how each point supports the claim.
•Aim for minimum of 3 to 4 points to support the claim
Paragraph 2:
•Use the sources AND your own knowledge to CHALLENGE the claim.
•Must EXPLICITLY quote the sources through out.
– To challenge this claim Source A states that…
•Offer your own contextual knowledge to add further Evidence to back up
your argument.
•You must explain (not just described) how each point challenges the claim.
•Aim for minimum of 3 to 4 points to challenge the claim
CONCLUSION:
•Finish by giving a balanced judgment (your opinion) comparing the relative
importance of two or more points.
15 Mark Question