Transcript Lesson 6 - fhshistory

What were the events of 1917
between the First and Second
Revolutions?
Feb - Nov 1917
July days, Petrograd Soviet, Kornilov
Affair, Bolshevik, April Theses.
Outcomes
• All will know the key events of the interrevolutionary period Feb/March to
Oct/Nov 1917
• Most will understand the political,
economic and social pressures facing
Russia and the Provisional Government
• Some will be able to link the interrevolutionary discontent to the causes of
the second revolution.
Connector
• Cut out the boxes and the timeline. Stick
the dates on the left, stick the boxes next
to the timeline in the correct order.
• Divide the events into Political, Social and
Economic – colour code them, or write P,
S or E next to them
Background post Feb/March 1917.
• Tsar has abdicated.
• Old Duma takes control. Re-named the
Provisional Government. Elections to be
held later in the year.
• The Provisional Government now faces
several pressing issues.
• What issues do they need to address?
Provisional Government –
decisions
• War – continue to fight on in World War One, or make
peace with Germany?
• Land – give it to the peasants (who had already started
grabbing it), or wait until proper elections have been
held?
• Food – how to solve the problem of getting food to the
cities?
• Opposition – Keep Okhrana or not?
• Elections – When?
• Industrial Working Class – improve living and working
conditions
For each issue, decide what you think the Provisional
Government should do.
the events of the interevolutionary
period
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July days –
Petrograd SovietKornilov AffairBolshevik Red GuardApril ThesesReturn of LeninNov- election planned by PG – does not happen
GCSE Modern World History (Ben Walsh) pp111-113
Edexcel Modern World History (Nigel Kelly) pp31-34
Did the PG make good choices?
• How did the Provisional Government deal
with the three basic problems they faced?
• War
• Land
• Food
• Describe how they dealt with these three
problems, and give them a mark out of 10
for how well you think they did.
Lenin’s speech
• Read Lenin’s speech for the Bolsheviks
• What does he think should happen in
Russia?
• Why would his words appeal to the
people?
Petrograd Soviet Order No. 1
• The Petrograd Soviet was a worker’s
committee that was as powerful in
Petrograd as the Provisional Government.
• What is Order No 1?
• Why would this make it very difficult for
decisions to be made in Russia?
The Provisional Government
• How is the speech in favour of the PG
trying to reassure the people?
• Do you think it would be successful in
this?
• Does it address all of the people’s
concerns?
Was there an event which was the
turning point in Russia’s history
during 1917?
• In your pairs discuss and agree an event
which was the turning point in Russia’s
history in 1917?
• e.g., A pivotal event which had a
significant lasting impact changing the
course of history.
Homework
• Explain how opposition to the Provisional
Government grew between February and
October 1917 (8)
Review
• Draw a face showing discontent towards the
Provisional Government from the following
points of view:
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The Military high command?
Soldiers?
Factory workers?
Urban Women?
Peasants?
Bolsheviks?
Petrograd Soviet?
Documentary (20 mins)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdpEa
PxNW0g
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mReH_
vgrf-U
This is based on a book by John Reed, an
American journalist in Russia during the
revolution. He became a supporter of the
Bolsheviks.