Russia in revolution 1881 1917 revision booklet
Why was Russia hard to rule in 1881? (Task: add key details to each of the areas on the mind map).
How far did Alexander III reform Russia 1881-92? (Task: Identify the different reforms that Alexander III put in place. Write each reform onto the continuum – place it on the line based on how far you think it reformed Russia. Underneath the continuum explain why you placed the factor where you did – try to give some specific reasons/examples of its effects).
Opposition groups (Task: Answer the questions and label the political spectrum. The ends of the spectrum represent the most extreme parties, and the middle of the spectrum represents the most moderate parties).
1. What does ‘left wing’ mean?
2. Label the political spectrum with the opposition groups who were ‘left wing’.
3. What does Right wing mean?
4. Label the political spectrum with opposition groups who were ‘Right wing’.
How successful were Witte’s economic reforms? (Task: write two PEE paragraphs – one on his successes, and another on his failures).
Causes of 1905 revolution (Task: add key details to each of the areas on the mind map).
Reasons for survival of 1905 (Think about the reasons the Tsar survived 1905: loyalty of armed forces, lack of unity among revolutionaries, October manifesto, Black hundreds. Rank the factors in order of their importance for allowing the Tsar to survive. Give 3 key reasons for each decision, A-Grade: explain why it is more important than the factor beneath, and less important than the factor above).
How successful were reforms 1906-14 in reinforcing the Tsar’s power? (Task: Think about each of the reforms put in place 1906-14. Decide how successful it was in reinforcing the Tsar’s power, mark it on the line. Underneath the continuum line explain why you placed the factor where you did – try to give some specific reasons/examples of its effects).
Reforms: Dumas, Fundamental Laws, 1907 electoral changes, Land reforms.
Economic change 1881-1914 (Task: complete this grid
How far did Alexander III reform Russia 1881-92? (Task: Identify the different reforms that Alexander III put in place. Write each reform onto the continuum – place it on the line based on how far you think it reformed Russia. Underneath the continuum explain why you placed the factor where you did – try to give some specific reasons/examples of its effects).
Opposition groups (Task: Answer the questions and label the political spectrum. The ends of the spectrum represent the most extreme parties, and the middle of the spectrum represents the most moderate parties).
1. What does ‘left wing’ mean?
2. Label the political spectrum with the opposition groups who were ‘left wing’.
3. What does Right wing mean?
4. Label the political spectrum with opposition groups who were ‘Right wing’.
How successful were Witte’s economic reforms? (Task: write two PEE paragraphs – one on his successes, and another on his failures).
Causes of 1905 revolution (Task: add key details to each of the areas on the mind map).
Reasons for survival of 1905 (Think about the reasons the Tsar survived 1905: loyalty of armed forces, lack of unity among revolutionaries, October manifesto, Black hundreds. Rank the factors in order of their importance for allowing the Tsar to survive. Give 3 key reasons for each decision, A-Grade: explain why it is more important than the factor beneath, and less important than the factor above).
How successful were reforms 1906-14 in reinforcing the Tsar’s power? (Task: Think about each of the reforms put in place 1906-14. Decide how successful it was in reinforcing the Tsar’s power, mark it on the line. Underneath the continuum line explain why you placed the factor where you did – try to give some specific reasons/examples of its effects).
Reforms: Dumas, Fundamental Laws, 1907 electoral changes, Land reforms.
Economic change 1881-1914 (Task: complete this grid