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Bloody Sunday Primary Source

Bloody Sunday Primary Source. To be completed on the back of the sheet… The Four Question Method… What is the title of the document? Who is the author? What is his or her place in society? Explain the historical context. What’s going on in history at this point of time?

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Bloody Sunday Primary Source

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  1. Bloody Sunday Primary Source • To be completed on the back of the sheet… • The Four Question Method… • What is the title of the document? • Who is the author? What is his or her place in society? • Explain the historical context. What’s going on in history at this point of time? • Write a paragraph summary of the article using real detail from the passage.

  2. Bellringer QuestionsApril 10th, 2012 PLEASE WRITE QUESTION AND ANSWER • What impact did Russia’s involvement in WWI have on the Russian government? • It revealed the weaknesses of the czar’s rule and military leadership • It led to the establishment of the Duma as a voice for moderates • It created a window for the Mensheviks to attempt to take over • It allowed Lenin to gain support to defeat the czar in the next democratic election

  3. April 8th, 2013Deep Thought Question • What was your favorite moment of Spring Break?

  4. Random Fact of the Day Riding roller coasters increase the chances of getting blood clots in the brain.

  5. Notebook • The Notebook Check for… • IMPERIALISM • WORLD WAR I • First half of today is given to you to work on organizing and preparing notebooks.

  6. Russian revolution(late 1800s to 1928)

  7. Difficult Conditions in Russia • Czars hold complete power in society • Alexander III • Strict censorship codes • Secret police watched schools and universities • Political prisoners sent to Siberia • Persecuted Jews and endorsed organized violence against them • His successor Nicholas II continued the tradition on strong powerful czars when he took over in 1894

  8. Russia sees some changes • Russia begins to industrialize a bit – building railroads and establishing a thriving steel production business • Causes poor working conditions, child labor, low wages, etc. • Minority groups develop wanting to solve problems associated with industrialization • Bolsheviks – follow ideas of Karl Marx • Believed the industrial class would overthrow the Czar • Led by Vladimir IlyichUlyanov, or Lenin • Lenin had to flee to western Europe to avoid arrest by the czar

  9. Bloody Sunday • January 22, 1905 – 200,000 workers and their families approach the czar’s winter palace in St. Petersburg • They were asking for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and an elected legislature (Congress) • Nicholas’s generals were ordered to fire on the crowd…more than 1,000 were wounded and several hundred were killed • Huge protests followed, so Nicholas founded the Duma (a congress), but he dissolved it ten weeks later

  10. April 9th, 2013Deep Thought Question You don’t have to write the Q • Do you think normal people like you and me can control our own lives, or do we need someone “wiser” to help tell us how to live? Why/why not?

  11. Random Fact of the Day One gram of venom from a king cobra can kill 150 people.

  12. Video

  13. Thinking Question… • How did Nicholas II treat the newly-founded legislature of Russia, the Duma? • They cooperated and democracy flourished • It threatened his power and he got rid of it • They fought constantly but found a way to make things work • Nicholas disagreed with the idea of a legislature and gave up his own power in protest

  14. Russia and World War I • Two big problems • Russia not as industrialized and cannot keep its supplies up to fight the war • Rasputin advising the czar and czarina on what to do during WWI • Role as a healer for their son

  15. Death of Rasputin • Short Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76MQqlx7x1w • Long Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zz0sHu-m7s

  16. The March Revolution • Women textile workers begin rioting, angry over shortages in bread and fuel • Soldiers soon joined in rioting • Czar Nicholas II gives up his throne • Leaders of the Duma set up provisional government • Decided to keep fighting in WWI

  17. Lenin Returns – Bolshevik Revolution • Lenin is sent back to Russia by Germany…the Germans hoped he would stir up trouble and distract the Russian war effort • Once back, Lenin gains control of many soviets…calls for action • Armed factory workers seize the Winter Palace in November and overtake the provisional government (called the November Revolution)

  18. Once in power… • Lenin didn’t waste time in reforming Russia… • Ordered that all farmland be distributed among the peasants • Control of the factories was given to the workers • Signed a peace treaty with Germany to end WWI • Treaty of What? • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  19. What was the result of Russia’s March Revolution of 1917? • Civil war gripped the country and the czar’s forces won • The United States helped Russia become a communist country • The czar gave up his throne and a provisional government was set up • Rasputin killed everybody

  20. Question… • When Lenin rose to power in Russia, what did NOT immediately happen? • Gave control of the factories to the workers • Signed a peace treaty to end WWI with Germany • Distributed all farmland to the peasants • Instituted the Hunger Games in Russia to oppress the people and establish his power

  21. The Russian Civil War • Red Army vs. White Army • Red – the Bolsheviks • White – different groups (supporters of the czar, democratic government, etc.) • At one point, there were three different White Armies • Supported by Western nations, including the United States • 14 million Russians died in the three-year fight and the famine which followed • 10 million died in World War I • The Red Army crushed all opponents…the Bolsheviks seized power and could maintain it

  22. What happened to Czar and Family? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODyts0L-qlE

  23. The Bolsheviks Evolve • Lenin saw nationalism as a possible threat…so he organized Russia into several smaller republics under the central government • In 1922, Russia was renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or the Soviet Union • Bolsheviks renamed their party the Communist Party in honor of the ideas of Karl Marx

  24. Question… • Who were the Bolsheviks? • Soldiers in the White Army • Radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries • Members of the Duma, Russia’s Parliament • Followers of Rasputin

  25. Marx vs. Lenin – the differences?

  26. The Emergence of Stalin • In 1922, Joseph Stalin becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party…he moves behind the scenes to get his supporters in positions of power • Lenin suffers a stroke in 1922…before he dies in 1924, he says this… • “Comrade Stalin has concentrated enormous power in his hands, and I am not sure that he always knows how to use that power with sufficient caution.” • Stalin in total control by 1928

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