Russian Revolution Webquest

Use the resource links below to answer the following 20 questions. You may work with a partner to split up the questions You may copy them into a word documane or write on the handout:

Russian Revolution
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Russian Revolution - Historical background on the Russian Revolution.
Discussions of Serfs in the Romanov empire in the 1800's
BBC Modern World History - Question-based article links (good)
Marxism - A description of Marxism as proposed by Karl Marx.
Downfall of Czar Nicholas II - A brief description of the last days of Czar Nicholas II.
Modern World History: Stalin - A description of Stalin and his role in the Russian Revolution.
Was Stalin the world's bloodiest tyrant? Interesting argument about the bloodiest tyrant of the 20th century
Leon Trotsky - A description of Trotsky and his role in the Russian Revolution.

1. In the early 1800's, what percentage of the Russian population were serfs?
2. Who were the Decembrists?
3. Who were the Social Revolutionaries?
4. Who were the Social Democrats?
5. Who was the 'man of steel'?
6. List three reasons why there was a revolution in Russia in February 1917.
7. How did the first world war affect Russia?
8. Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in October 1917?
9. What factors led to the outbreak of civil war in Russia in 1918.
10. List the successive stages of history as described by Karl Marx.
11. According to Marxism, how does the ruling class forcibly maintain control over the other classes?
12. Describe Revisionism.
13. What was Nicholas II's reaction when the Duma proposed a plan to reform the policy of land distribution?
14. How did Nicholas II justify his power to arbitrarily and unconstitutionally change laws?
15. How did Stalin become the leader of Russia after the death of Lenin?16. In what ways did Stalin try to change agriculture and industry in the Soviet Union?
17. How did Stalin try to eliminate opposition in the 1930's?
18. After the death of Lenin, what two individuals vied for leadership of the Soviet Union?
19. What were the national goals for the Soviet Union that each of these individuals proposed?
20. What eventually happened to each of these individuals?