Tsarist Russia

History

This knowledge will provide pupils with an understanding of the significance and reality of different political approaches that existed across Europe in the 20th Century. It will also help pupils understand the rise of democratic socialism throughout the post-war period (Y9).

Pupils will have an understanding of the power of new ideas through their studies of the Renaissance (Y7), the Reformation (Y8) and the Enlightenment (Y8)

The Russian Revolution: did communism completely transform Russian society? 

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Write the missing word. Russian emperors were known as ...

Which group made up the majority of Tsarist Russia's population?

How many Russian soldiers died fighting between 1914 and 1917?

Write the missing word. During the February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II was forced to ...

strikers and female protestors demand an end to their hunger

protests in Petrograd grow larger and demand that Tsar Nicholas II abdicate

soldiers sent to break-up the protests begin to join the protestors

politicians and the army encourage Nicholas II to abdicate

Starting with the earliest, sort the events of the February Revolution into chronological order.

Nicholas took over personal command of the army

Nicholas maintained a secret police force

Which example best demonstrates that Tsar Nicholas II had absolute power in the years before 1917?

Only people from Western Europe fought in WWI

Only people from European countries and their empires fought in WWI

Only people from outside Europe fought in WWI

People from all over the world fought in WWI

Write the missing word. In a feudal society, {{}} make up the majority of the population but have very little power.

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Match-up the keywords with their correct definitions.

Write the missing word. According to Marx, in a {{}} society, most of the work was done by the proletariat but the bourgeoisie held most of the power and wealth.

bourgeoisie take power from the aristocracy

Starting with the earliest, sort the following stages into order according to theories of Karl Marx.

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