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9. The Time of World Wars
9.2: the INTERBELLUM
9.2.1 The Russian Revolution

Slide 1 - Slide

1a. Around 1900, many Russian farmers were serfs
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 2 - Quiz

1b. Serf farmers owned their own farm and land
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 3 - Quiz

1c. Serf farmers were completely dependent of their landlords
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 4 - Quiz

1d. Landlords owned the land the serfs lived and worked on.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 5 - Quiz

1e. To which class did the landlords belong?
A
working class
B
middle class
C
clergy
D
aristocracy / nobility

Slide 6 - Quiz

2. In 1905, a revolution broke out.
A number of severe problems that
Russia was dealing with, were the indirect
causes of this revolution.
Summarise those problems.
+ Copy this schematic into your notebook.

Slide 7 - Open question

3a. Fill in the blanks.
The big person represents
(a)________________. The two small people represent
(b)________________ (left) and (c)______________ (right) .

Slide 8 - Open question

3b. What message did the cartoonist want to convey
by this cartoon?




Slide 9 - Open question

AGREE
DISAGREE
3c. Would the following people have probably agreed or disagreed with this message?
czar Nicolas II
Alexei
Count Sheremetyev, a powerful nobleman

Slide 10 - Drag question

4a. Which four arguments does the text (the February Revolution) bring in to support the statement that World War I did not go well for Russia? 
Drag them to the yellow block.
The soldiers were poorly trained.
The czar was an incompetent military commander
The army lacked weapons
Millions of Russian soldiers were killed
The German army was superior the Russian army
The German army conquered Russian territory

Slide 11 - Drag question

4b. Read the source. Under the source, the numbers (1 - 5) correspond to the numbers in the source. Drag 4 of these numbers to the corresponding answers of the previous question.
The soldiers were poorly trained.
The czar was an incompetent military commander
The army lacked weapons
Millions of Russian soldiers were killed
The German army was superior the Russian army
The German army conquered Russian territory
General Brusilov, ‘A Soldier’s Notebook 1914-1918’. Westport, 1930.

1
2
3
4
5

Slide 12 - Drag question

5. Which of these was NOT specifically a reason for the February demonstration in St. Petersburg?
A
food
B
end the war
C
end absolute rule tsar
D
end serfdom

Slide 13 - Quiz

Slide 14 - Video

6a. Watch the animation in the previous slide.
What pattern did Karl Marx find when he studied history?

Slide 15 - Open question

6b. Which 2 groups opposed each other in Marx' own time?
A
capitalists and factory workers
B
landlords and serf farmers
C
slave owners and slaves
D
teachers and students

Slide 16 - Quiz

6c. By finding a pattern in history, Marx believed
he could predict the future.
What, according to Marx, was certainly going to happen?

Slide 17 - Open question

6d. Marx' followers were called Marxists or Communists
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 18 - Quiz

6e. What, according to Karl Marx, would happen to the wealth after the revolution?
A
It would be given to the monarch
B
it would be spent on weapons
C
it would be shared equally
D
it would be given to the poorest people

Slide 19 - Quiz

7a. During the February Revolution, Lenin was in St. Petersburg
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 20 - Quiz

7b. Karl Marx was inspired by Lenin's ideas.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 21 - Quiz

7c. Karl Marx was predicted a revolution in which the poor would rise against the rich
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 22 - Quiz

8a. Explain the ultimate goal of communists, regarding society


Slide 23 - Open question

8b. By what means do they want to achieve that goal?
A
By means of elections.
B
By means of a revolution.
C
By means of winning World War 1.
D
By means of losing World War 1.

Slide 24 - Quiz

8c. So, what is the key word in communism?
A
equality
B
liberty
C
power
D
wealth

Slide 25 - Quiz

8d. The Bolsheviks were a communist party, led by Lenin.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 26 - Quiz

9a. Explain why the Germans supported Lenin.


Slide 27 - Open question

9b. Lenin's Bolsheviks took over the power relatively easily.
Still, Lenin decided to hold elections. Why would he do that if he already had the power?


Slide 28 - Open question

9c. What did Karl Marx mean by "dictatorship of the proletariat"?
A
Proletariat was a dictator in Marx' time
B
state power by the working class
C
rule by the bourgeoisie
D
freedom for the poor people

Slide 29 - Quiz

10a. Who were the pro-czarists?
A
people who were family members of the czarist family
B
people who longed back to a Russia in which the czar still ruled
C
soldiers of the Red Army who had always supported the czar
D
everybody who hated the absolute rule of czar Nicholas II

Slide 30 - Quiz

10b. Who were most likely to be pro-czarist?
A
aristocrats
B
serf farmers
C
factory workers
D
Russian soldiers

Slide 31 - Quiz

11a. Which is the odd one out?
A
the Red Army
B
czar Nicholas II
C
communists
D
Lenin

Slide 32 - Quiz

11b. Which is the odd one out?
A
the White Army
B
czar Nicholas II
C
Lenin
D
Britain and France

Slide 33 - Quiz

12a. Why did France and Britain NOT support Lenin and the Red army?


Slide 34 - Open question

12b. Why did France and Britain support the White army?


Slide 35 - Open question

13. The timeline and the table below is divided in three parts. Drag the sentences underneath the right part:

Lenin arrives in Petrograd
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Founding Soviet Union
World War I is going badly for Russia (1)
World War I is going badly for Russia (2)
April theses
civil war
Tsar Nicholas is in power
Bolsheviks are in power

Slide 36 - Drag question

congratulations
congratulations

Slide 37 - Slide